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The Nakano Thrift Shop

By: Hiromi Kawakami
Narrated by: Alex Tregear
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When Hitomi takes a job on the cash register of a neighbourhood thrift store, she finds herself drawn into a very idiosyncratic community. There is Mr Nakano, an enigmatic ladies' man with several ex-wives; Masayo, Mr Nakano's sister, an artist who has never married; and her fellow employee Takeo, a shy but charming young man.

Every day, customers from the neighbourhood pass in and out as curios are bought and sold, each one containing its own surprising story. When Hitomi and Takeo begin to fall for one another, they find themselves in the centre of their own drama - and on the edges of many others.

A tender and affecting exploration of the mystery that lurks in the ordinary, this novel traces the seemingly imperceptible threads that weave together a community, and the knots that bind us to one another.

©2016 Hiromi Kawakami (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction
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I enjoyed the book however i did not enjoy the british vocals. They should have been japanese. it really made it hard to picutre the characters and wad rather distracting. so nice work author, poor work audible.

good book bad accent

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