BONNIER BOOKS LTD DAYS AT THE TORUNKA CAFE

"Curl up with a hot drink and blanket this Christmas with Days at the Torunka Cafe, the cosy, life-affirming, beloved Japanese novel - from the author of international bestseller Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. Praise for Satoshi Yagisawa - an author beloved by readers . . . 'It gently healed my soul' 'Simply beautiful' 'A perfect warm blanket to warm every book lover's heart' 'A gem of a novel that will resonate with anyone who has ever found solace in the pages of a book' ______________ From the author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo cafe where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles. Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Cafe, a neighbourhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura, a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina; Hiroyuki Numata, a middle-aged man who's returned to the neighbourhood searching for the happy life he once gave up; and Shizuku, the cafe owner's teenage daughter, who is still coming to terms with her sister's death as she falls i