The Bookshop Woman British Library Crime Classics imposed in the aftermath of

imposed in the aftermath of our own Big Bang

Author(s): Orme

from political picturebooks to children's classics

Pagination: 164 pages

The Bookshop Woman British Library Crime Classics imposed in the aftermath ofNanako Hanada's life is in crisis. Recently separated from her husband, living in youth hostels and internet cafes, her work is going no better. Book sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo, which Nanako manages, are dwindling. Fallen out of love in all aspects of her life, Nanako realises how narrow her life has become, with no friends outside of her colleagues, and no hobbies apart from reading and arranging books. That's when