{"product_id":"9781846276026-the-nakano-thrift-shop","title":"The Nakano Thrift Shop","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e, here is a story of treasure hoarders, bargain hunters and would-be lovers.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a story of treasure hoarders, bargain hunters and would-be lovers. Among the jumble of paperweights, plates, typewriters and general bric-a-brac in Mr Nakano's thrift store, there are treasures to be found. Each piece carries its own story of love and loss - or so it seems to Hitomi, when she takes a job there. And her fellow employees are just as curious as the items they sell. There's the store's owner, Mr Nakano, an enigmatic ladies' man with several ex-wives; Sakiko, his sensuous, unreadable lover; his sister, Masayo, an artist whose free-spirited creations mask hidden sorrows. And finally there's Hitomi's fellow employee, Takeo, whose abrupt and taciturn manner Hitomi finds, to her consternation, increasingly disarming. A beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends, The Nakano Thrift Shop is a heart-warming and utterly charming novel from one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary novelists.'A charming read' Good Housekeeping'One for the holiday suitcase' Vogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40946010751073,"sku":"9781846276026","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36406535_b0fe9d25-4274-4346-8978-63fa7c55a883.jpg?v=1759484140","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781846276026-the-nakano-thrift-shop","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}