Bookstore Girls

SKU: 9781529446333
Bookstore Girls

Bookstore Girls

SKU: 9781529446333
Author: Kei Aono
Paperback·Ages 18+
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At a glance

🖤 Tone
Warm, gentle, uplifting
⚡ Pace
Gentle, character-driven
📖 Vibes
Cosy bookshops, friendship, everyday life, quiet emotional healing, bookish charm
✨ Themes
Connection, belonging, friendship, self-discovery, love of books
🧠 Emotional Journey
Comforting, heartfelt, quietly inspiring
📖 Hook
The lives of women working in a beloved bookstore intertwine through friendship, personal struggles, and the healing power of stories
💫 Perfect For
Readers who enjoy cosy Japanese fiction and heartwarming stories centred around books and human connection

About Bookstore Girls By Kei Aono

Riko Nishioka is assistant manager of the flagship Pegasus bookstore in Kichijoji. After working her way up from a part-time position, she is now, aged forty, a respected figure in the Japanese publishing industry. But she has a nemesis.

Aki Kitamura, twenty-seven, has waltzed in as a full-time employee thanks to her family connections. A free spirit with a rebellious streak and a silver spoon in her mouth, she's anything but a team player.

The two are always clashing - both at work and over their personal lives. But when Riko is given notice that the store will be closing in six months' time, they face a stark choice.

Can they put their petty enmities aside to boost sales and save their livelihoods or will they go down fighting . . . each other?

Book details

Format
Paperback
Reading age
18+
Pages
304
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Published
18 September 2025
Language
English
ISBN
9781529446333

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