Days at the Torunka Café - by Satoshi Yagisawa (Paperback)

About the Book

"Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Cafâe, a neighborhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura, a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina; Hiroyuki Yumata, a middle-aged man who's returned to the neighborhood searching for the happy life he once gave up; and Shizuku, the cafâe owner's teenage daughter, who is still coming to terms with her sister's death as she falls in love for the first time"--

Book Synopsis

From the internationally bestselling author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo café where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles.

Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighborhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura, a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina; Hiroyuki Numata, a middle-aged man who's returned to the neighborhood searching for the happy life he once gave up; and Shizuku, the café owner's teenage daughter, who is still coming to terms with her sister's death as she falls in love for the first time.

While Café Torunka serves up a perfect cup of coffee, it provides these sundry souls with nourishment far more lasting. Satoshi Yagisawa brilliantly illuminates the periods in our lives where we feel lost--and how we find our way again.

Review Quotes

"Readers will pick this up for the atmosphere of this well-established world. They will turn the last page with a deepened love for this bookshop family and how well they care for each other and their customers and neighbors." - Booklist on More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"The book's vibe makes it pleasant company for an afternoon in the park with a snack." - Los Angeles Times on Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"The unadorned simplicity of Takako's voice is anything but subtle, but it's somehow winning in its guilelessness . . . . Days at the Morisaki Bookshop draws a strong connection between the empathy unleashed by great literature and Takako's growing sense of self-confidence and well-being." - NPR on Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"Ozawa's translation gracefully captures the author's whimsical and tender voice. Yagisawa has the right touch for lifting a reader's mood." - Publishers Weekly on More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

"Three heartstring-tugging narratives launch Yagisawa's gratifying new series . . . . As he so successfully achieved in his Morisaki Bookshop titles, Yagisawa creates another comforting refuge where lost souls can find one another. Literary author Ozawa returns to translate, clearly absorbing the gentle kindness so abundantly ingrained here." - Booklist