The nakano thrift shop by hiromi kawakami
It feels a lot like daily life in Tokyo, but odder." "Kawakami lavishes attention on quotidian minutiae and exquisitely awkward pauses, ending scenes on maddeningly unresolved but vibrant images. "Hiromi Kawakami's charming novel illuminates moments of kindness, love and friendship that pop up like the unexpected treasures amid the shop's dusty collection of pretty mismatched bowls and plates, castoff eyeglasses, task lamps and old electric fans."
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A gentle book, full of charm radiating leftfield charisma." "The Nakano Thrift Shop is really a love story, albeit a very offbeat one. Julia Rochester, author of The House at the End of the World "Subtle, graceful, wise and threaded on a quirky humour, this exploration of the connections and disconnections between people kept me smiling long after the last page."