THE BOOKSHOP WOMAN IS A LOVE STORY A LOVE STORY ABOUT BOOKS Nanako Hanada's life has not just
flatlined it's hit rock bottom... Recently separated from her husband she is living between
4-hour capsule hostels pokey internet cafes and bookshop floors. Her work is going no better -
sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo which Nanako manages are
dwindling. As Nanako's life falls apart reading books is the only thing keeping her alive.
That's until Nanako joins an online meet-up site which offers 30 minutes with someone you'll
never see again. Describing herself as a sexy bookseller she offers strangers 'the book that
will change their life' in exchange for a meeting. In the year that follows Nanako meets
hundreds of people some of whom want more than just a book... Acerbic and self-knowing The
Bookshop Woman is a soul-soothing story of a bookseller's self-discovery and an ode to the joy
of reading. Offering a glimpse into bookselling in Japan and the quirky side of Tokyo and its
people this is a story of how books can help us forge connection with others and lead us to
ourselves. This is a story about the beauty of climbing into a book free diving into its
pages and then resurfacing on the last page ready to breathe a different kind of air...
