{"product_id":"9798217045556","title":"The Bookshop Woman","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Nanako Hanada","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":58337912717452,"sku":"9798217045556","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/0776\/2316\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4c2616fd-36c6-49f6-9a19-315018181ac6.jpg?v=1789400984","url":"https:\/\/foxglovebookshop.com\/products\/9798217045556","provider":"Foxglove Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}