{"product_id":"matcha-on-monday-original","title":"Matcha on Monday (Original)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Once more, Aoyama satisfyingly spotlights deftly layered encounters and inviting bonds.\" \n\u003cstrong\u003e --Booklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the beloved early classic from the million-copy bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcross a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a charming little matcha café - open only on Mondays - offers a beacon of light and healing to all who pass through its doors. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAll throughout the week, customers flock to the Marble Café that's tucked away behind the trees - except when it's closed on Mondays, when the Matcha Café opens in its place, offering its clientele a warm cup of matcha and restoration to start the busy week ahead. \n\u003cbr\u003eOn this one day of the week, people from all walks of life frequent this cozy haven and experience the joys of human connection. Among them include: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA singer who has just broken up with his lover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn unsociable young owner of a tea wholesaler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA husband who has made his wife angry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA designer and owner of a lingerie shop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Kamishibai artist who doesn't get along with his grandmother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis heart-warming story spans Tokyo and Kyoto over twelve months, bringing together a community of untold unfolding lives - all starting with a cup of matcha. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781335001924, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eAoyama, Michiko\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Tokyo to work as a magazine editor. \n\u003cem\u003e What You Are Looking For Is in the Library \u003c\/em\u003ewas short-listed for the Japan Booksellers' Award and became a Japanese bestseller. It is being translated into more than fifteen languages. Michiko Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496243265814,"sku":"9781335001924","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781335001924.jpg?v=1783058026","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/matcha-on-monday-original","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}