EPISODE · Aug 10, 2023 · 7H 19M
Audiobook: What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/644141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What You Are Looking for is in the Library Author: Michiko Aoyama Narrator: Shiro Kawai, Kenichiro Thomson, Winson Ting, Susan Momoko-Hingley, Hanako Footman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 10, 2023 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The heartwarming Japanese bestseller for fans of Matt Haig, Fredrik Backman and THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS 'Library. What a nice-sounding word. So comforting. I feel like I'm a student again. Library ... Am I allowed to borrow books?' 'What are you looking for?' asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. She is no ordinary librarian. Naturally, she has read every book on her shelf, but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of anyone who walks through her door. Sensing exactly what they're looking for in life, she provides just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it. Every borrower in her library is at a different crossroads, from the restless retail assistant - can she ever get out of a dead-end job? - to the juggling new mother who dreams of becoming a magazine editor, and the meticulous accountant who yearns to own an antique store. The surprise book Komachi lends to each will have transformative consequences. Magical and uplifting, What You Are Looking for is in the Library is about the wondrousness of libraries and the power of books for change. Highlighting all the tiny comforts of being alive, it is a story that no reader will ever forget. ©2023 Michiko Aoyama (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/644141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What You Are Looking for is in the Library Author: Michiko Aoyama Narrator: Shiro Kawai, Kenichiro Thomson, Winson Ting, Susan Momoko-Hingley, Hanako Footman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 10, 2023 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The heartwarming Japanese bestseller for fans of Matt Haig, Fredrik Backman and THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS 'Library. What a nice-sounding word. So comforting. I feel like I'm a student again. Library ... Am I allowed to borrow books?' 'What are you looking for?' asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. She is no ordinary librarian. Naturally, she has read every book on her shelf, but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of anyone who walks through her door. Sensing exactly what they're looking for in life, she provides just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it. Every borrower in her library is at a different crossroads, from the restless retail assistant - can she ever get out of a dead-end job? - to the juggling new mother who dreams of becoming a magazine editor, and the meticulous accountant who yearns to own an antique store. The surprise book Komachi lends to each will have transformative consequences. Magical and uplifting, What You Are Looking for is in the Library is about the wondrousness of libraries and the power of books for change. Highlighting all the tiny comforts of being alive, it is a story that no reader will ever forget. ©2023 Michiko Aoyama (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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