{"product_id":"the-bookshop-woman","title":"The Bookshop Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with comforting humor and populated by a delightful cast of Tokyo-ites, \u003ci\u003e The Bookshop Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a soul-stirring book about a bookseller's self-discovery. Here she shares what every bookseller knows: Books can be joyful paths toward meaningful connections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Reparations Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54176777929072,"sku":"9798217045556","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_113c9c94-6ee2-49a8-a75f-b628ae8d2f39.jpg?v=1786858623","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/the-bookshop-woman","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}