An international bestseller, My Days at the Morisaki Bookstore is a magical and moving Japanese novel about the power of literature. Young Takako loses everything, but finds herself in the bookstore that has belonged to her family for three generations.
Takako is a 25-year-old woman who led a relatively peaceful life. Until her boyfriend, Hideaki, the man she hoped to start a family with, announces he's marrying someone else. Suddenly, Takako's life begins to fall apart. She quits her job and falls into a deep depression. At the height of her despair, she receives a call from Satoru, an uncle she hasn't seen in many years.
Satoru is an eccentric and unconventional man, especially after his wife, Momoko, left him. He runs the Morisaki bookstore, which has been in the family for three generations—a small space in an old building in Jinbôchô, Tokyo's bookstore district, a paradise for readers.
Takako is the opposite of Satoru. But now she finds herself forced to accept her uncle's offer: to live in the small room above the bookstore in exchange for helping him out. The move is temporary, just until she gets back on her feet. However, in the months that follow, Takako surprises herself by developing a passion for literature and becoming a regular at a local café—where she makes new friends and ends up meeting a young editor who works nearby and is also going through a difficult time. And as summer fades and fall arrives, Satoru and Takako discover they have more in common than they thought.
An international bestseller, My Days at the Morisaki Bookstore is a story about new beginnings and the transformative power of literature.
