{"product_id":"books-the-nakano-thrift-shop-by-hiromi-kawakami","title":"The Nakano Thrift Shop","description":"From 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","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480256045329,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781846276026.jpg?v=1777544772","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-nakano-thrift-shop-by-hiromi-kawakami","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}