{"product_id":"9781846276026","title":"The Nakano Thrift Shop","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kawakami, Hiromi, Powell, Allison Markin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 1 June 2017 by GRANTA BOOKS (Portobello Books Ltd).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e200 x 129 x 18 | 188g\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a story of treasure hoarders, bargain hunters and would-be lovers. Among the jumble of paperweights, plates, typewriters and general bric-a-brac in Mr Nakano's thrift store, there are treasures to be found. Each piece carries its own story of love and loss - or so it seems to Hitomi, when she takes a job there. And her fellow employees are just as curious as the items they sell. There's the store's owner, Mr Nakano, an enigmatic ladies' man with several ex-wives; Sakiko, his sensuous, unreadable lover; his sister, Masayo, an artist whose free-spirited creations mask hidden sorrows. And finally there's Hitomi's fellow employee, Takeo, whose abrupt and taciturn manner Hitomi finds, to her consternation, increasingly disarming. A beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends, The Nakano Thrift Shop is a heart-warming and utterly charming novel from one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A charming read' Good Housekeeping'One for the holiday suitcase' Vogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawakami, Hiromi, Powell, Allison Markin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42538205085880,"sku":"9781846276026","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781846276026.jpg?v=1734726206","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781846276026","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}