The Amberglow Candy Store - by Hiyoko Kurisu (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

In this charming, fable-like book from Japan, a fox spirit sells magical confections to troubled humans, only for them to get a little more than they bargained for...

Welcome. We don't get many humans here.

In a cozy night-alley lies a very special store. It's only open between the full moon and the new moon, and it's full of wagashi, Japanese sweets. Each candy claims to cure some ailment of the heart or the head. But who is the mysterious proprietor, and why does he study his customers so closely?

From the girl who craves more time with her boyfriend to the friends with some buried resentments, each customer learns a valuable lesson from these sugary treats. The candies can give you what you most desire, but not always in the way you expect...

Back to the shop owner--did that shadow just make it look like he has a pair of ears? Surely, not a tail? If he is a half-fox spirit, so be it. But why is he so keen to study human emotions, and why does he say each candy has a "dosage"? Patience. Like the center of a gooey caramel, the best things take time to reveal themselves.

Review Quotes

"Each story within is its own special candy, sweet and delicious! You'll want to savor each one!" --Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

About the Author

Hiyoko Kurisu's first book was Kanoko Senpai no Oishi Reshipi (Confectionary Senpai's Delicious Recipes), which won the Special Prize at the Novelist Naro x Starts Publishing Bunko Grand Prize. Her other books include Koi Suru Kinyoubi no Otsumamigohan - Kokoro Tokimeku Sanshoku Gyoza (Snacks From a Friday In Love - Three Coloured Gyoza To Make Your Heart Flutter) and Isekai de Okashi wo Furumattara, Oji to Ryukishi to Mofumofu ni Natsukaremashita (When I Served Sweets in Another World, a Prince and a Dragon Knight Grew Fond of Me.) She lives in Japan.

Matt Treyvaud is an Australian-born translator who lives south of Tokyo.His other translations include Natsume Soseki's Ten Nights Dreaming, Rumiko Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku, and Fukumi Shimura's The Music of Color.