{"product_id":"9781803513164","title":"The Nakano Thrift Shop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, here is a story of treasure hoarders, bargain hunters and would-be lovers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Nakano Thrift Shop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-warming and utterly charming novel from one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Allison Markin Powell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50729888022774,"sku":"9781803513164","price":69.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8050\/3286\/files\/912yFwQpYyL._SL1500_d5b5c51a-a1a0-4685-87d0-0b10e070a8c1.jpg?v=1779866289","url":"https:\/\/shop.litbooks.com.my\/products\/9781803513164","provider":"Lit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}