{"product_id":"the-bookshop-woman-my-year-transforming-lives-one-book-at-a-time","title":"The Bookshop Woman: My Year Transforming Lives--One Book at a Time","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\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNANAKO HANADA \u003c\/b\u003eis a bookseller in Tokyo. Her first book, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, was an unexpected global bestseller, and has since been adapted into a TV drama. The royalties allowed Nanako to open her own bookshop called Kani Books. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCat Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e has won the Japanese Literature Publishing Project's international translation competition and is the translator of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e by Yuta Takahashi and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Tsubaki Stationery Store\u003c\/i\u003e by Ito Ogawa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Nanako Hanada's charming memoir is an ode to the power of books: how they connect us, help us understand each other, show us new paths, and ultimately change our lives. What a gift for bibliophiles.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eJane Mount, founder of Ideal Bookshelf and author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBibliophile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Perhaps even more joyful than reading a great book is the feeling that comes with putting that same book into someone else's hands. The singular pleasure of recommending books is at the heart of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, a delightful romp and true story of how books forge friendship and community. If only we could all be so lucky to have a Bookshop Woman in our lives.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eEvan Friss, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Bookshop Woman \u003c\/i\u003eis a lovely and vulnerable adventure tale, except that it's real life! Ms. Hanada spends a year traveling all over Tokyo and way out of her comfort zone, meeting strangers and connecting them with their perfect book. You'll be inspired by her open spirit. A reminder that the bookish among us can also be the bravest among us.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eAnnie Spence, author of \u003ci\u003eDear Fahrenheit 451\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis international bestseller is the true story of a devoted book lover who finds connection in the vast sea of Tokyo by recommending to strangers the book that will change their lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eI'm the manager of a very unusual bookshop. I have over ten thousand books in my vast memory bank, and I'll recommend the perfect one for you.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNanako Hanada is a passionate book lover who manages the Village Vanguard, an iconically eccentric bookstore in Tokyo. But her story takes a turn with the breakdown of her marriage. Spending her nights alone in Tokyo's four-hour capsules, she's finding herself rather isolated. That's until Nanako finds the meet-up site Perfect Strangers. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect Strangers isn't a dating site--it's where people meet for thirty-minute bursts to find friendship or romance, build a network, or just share ideas. She sets up her profile promising to recommend people \"the book that will change their life.\" In the ensuing year, Nanako meets hundreds of people, a ragtag range of strangers who happen to believe in the power of a great book. Soon she discovers that she can connect with just about anyone, and bustling Tokyo begins to feel like a welcoming--if a bit quirky--small town. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with comforting humor and populated by a delightful cast of Tokyo-ites, \n\u003ci\u003e The Bookshop Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a soul-stirring book about a bookseller's self-discovery. 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