Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Written by Satoshi Yagisawa | Translated by Eric Ozawa
The Story
After her life suddenly falls apart, Takako reluctantly moves into a tiny room above her uncle’s bookshop in Tokyo. Surrounded by cluttered shelves, eccentric customers, and an endless amount of stories, real and fiction, she slowly begins to rediscover herself and the little pleasures that make life feel like hers again.
What You’ll Revel In & Why We Chose It
A slice-of-life story about starting over and how it doesn’t always have to include reinventing your entire life.
A lesson in slowing down and finding comfort in the place that you are, instead of mourning where you once were or where you thought you would be “by now”
Community, connection, and discovering yourself through family and simply living day-by-day
Short, by oh-so-sweet.
Publisher Synopsis:
Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence—until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he’s been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako’s life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a deep depression. In the depths of her despair, she receives a call from her distant uncle Satoru.
An unusual man who has always pursued something of an unconventional life, especially after his wife Momoko left him out of the blue five years earlier, Satoru runs a second-hand bookshop—a true haven for anyone who loves books about books—in Jimbocho, Tokyo’s famous book district. Takako once looked down upon Satoru’s life. Now, she reluctantly accepts his offer of the tiny room above the bookshop rent-free in exchange for helping out at the store. The move is temporary, until she can get back on her feet. But on her healing journey in the months that follow, Takako surprises herself when she develops a passion for Japanese literature, becomes a regular at a local coffee shop where she makes new friends, and eventually meets a young editor from a nearby publishing house who’s going through his own messy breakup.
But just as she begins to find joy again, Hideaki reappears, forcing Takako to rely once again on her uncle, whose own life has begun to unravel. Together, this unlikely found family of seeming opposites work to understand each other and themselves as they continue to share the wisdom they’ve gained in the bookshop.
Author: Satoshi Yagisawa
Translated by: Eric Ozawa
Format: Paperback
Genre: Japanese translated fiction / contemporary fiction
Condition: New
Want flowers with that? 🌸
For a limited time, each title from our first Revelry Bookshelf is also available as a Books & Bouquets Bundle.
Choose your read, and we'll pair it with a medium seasonal Revelry bouquet featuring a colourful mix of locally-sourced and homegrown blooms from the final harvests of our summer growing season.
Books & Bouquets include:
📚 Your choice of one Revelry Bookshelf title
💐 One medium seasonal bouquet (styles TBD)
🌸 Fresh, locally-sourced and locally-grown blooms arranged by Revelry Gardens
📅 Pre-order/Available for Winnipeg pickup or delivery on September 12, 2027 (Available for Local/Winnipeg Residents Only)
Written by Satoshi Yagisawa | Translated by Eric Ozawa
The Story
After her life suddenly falls apart, Takako reluctantly moves into a tiny room above her uncle’s bookshop in Tokyo. Surrounded by cluttered shelves, eccentric customers, and an endless amount of stories, real and fiction, she slowly begins to rediscover herself and the little pleasures that make life feel like hers again.
What You’ll Revel In & Why We Chose It
A slice-of-life story about starting over and how it doesn’t always have to include reinventing your entire life.
A lesson in slowing down and finding comfort in the place that you are, instead of mourning where you once were or where you thought you would be “by now”
Community, connection, and discovering yourself through family and simply living day-by-day
Short, by oh-so-sweet.
Publisher Synopsis:
Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence—until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he’s been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako’s life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a deep depression. In the depths of her despair, she receives a call from her distant uncle Satoru.
An unusual man who has always pursued something of an unconventional life, especially after his wife Momoko left him out of the blue five years earlier, Satoru runs a second-hand bookshop—a true haven for anyone who loves books about books—in Jimbocho, Tokyo’s famous book district. Takako once looked down upon Satoru’s life. Now, she reluctantly accepts his offer of the tiny room above the bookshop rent-free in exchange for helping out at the store. The move is temporary, until she can get back on her feet. But on her healing journey in the months that follow, Takako surprises herself when she develops a passion for Japanese literature, becomes a regular at a local coffee shop where she makes new friends, and eventually meets a young editor from a nearby publishing house who’s going through his own messy breakup.
But just as she begins to find joy again, Hideaki reappears, forcing Takako to rely once again on her uncle, whose own life has begun to unravel. Together, this unlikely found family of seeming opposites work to understand each other and themselves as they continue to share the wisdom they’ve gained in the bookshop.
Author: Satoshi Yagisawa
Translated by: Eric Ozawa
Format: Paperback
Genre: Japanese translated fiction / contemporary fiction
Condition: New
Want flowers with that? 🌸
For a limited time, each title from our first Revelry Bookshelf is also available as a Books & Bouquets Bundle.
Choose your read, and we'll pair it with a medium seasonal Revelry bouquet featuring a colourful mix of locally-sourced and homegrown blooms from the final harvests of our summer growing season.
Books & Bouquets include:
📚 Your choice of one Revelry Bookshelf title
💐 One medium seasonal bouquet (styles TBD)
🌸 Fresh, locally-sourced and locally-grown blooms arranged by Revelry Gardens
📅 Pre-order/Available for Winnipeg pickup or delivery on September 12, 2027 (Available for Local/Winnipeg Residents Only)