{"product_id":"dinner-at-the-night-library","title":"Dinner At The Night Library","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eWhat You Are Looking For is in the\nLibrary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDays at the Morisaki Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTranslated by Philip Gabriel, the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Travelling Cat\nChronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Night Library is no ordinary library.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWithin it are found the rarest and most unusual collections – the books of\ndeceased famous writers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ethe books they wrote\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ethe books that inspired them\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ethe books they loved\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAll Otaha Higuchi wants to do is work with books. However,\nthe exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore, combined with her\npaltry salary and irritating manager quickly bring reality crashing down around\nher.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nShe is on the verge of quitting when she receives a message from somebody\ncalling themselves ‘Seven Rainbows’, inviting her to apply for a job at a\nlibrary with no name, a place referred to simply as ‘The Night Library’.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter successfully passing the interview, Otaha arrives at The Night Library\nand her sunny personality immediately earns her comparisons with Anne of Green\nGables. For the very first time she feels she has found her place in the world.\nAs well as a treasure trove of books, the library houses a group of likeminded\nliterary misfits, including a legendary chef who prepares incredible meals for\nthe library’s employees at the end of each day.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTogether they embark on a series of bookish adventures. But when the library’s\nmysterious owner decides to temporarily close the library, Otaha and her\nfriends fear that it may not reopen and that the peace they have found there\nwill be lost to them forever. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIs their friendship and their faith in the value of books strong enough to save\nit? And what will remain if it isn’t?  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDinner at the Night Library \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartwarming literary mystery,\nfilled with quirky characters, Japanese culture and the mouthwatering meals. It\nasks why books matter and offers a cheer of encouragement to everybody who\nbelieves they do. Ultimately, it is a paean to reading and the relevance of\nbooks through the ages―past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBorn 1970 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Harada won the 34th NHK\nCreative Radio Drama Grand Prix in 2005 for Little Princess No. 2. In 2007, she\nwon the 31st Subaru Literary Award for The Teatime That Doesn’t Start. Her\nnovel How to Use 3000 Yen won the Miyazaki Book Award. Her other books include\nThe Hotel For Elders, The Purse Dances, The Secondhand Bookstore Diner,\nKiriko’s Crime Diary, The Lunch Sake series, The Three Sisters Bistro series,\nFirst Eat This, Recipes For Delicious Mouthfuls, Zatsu the Set-meal Restaurant,\nMonthly Income and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723371868367,"sku":"9781398543935","price":34.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_072cd12e-6a73-453d-a803-5439322853ba.jpg?v=1774948388","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/dinner-at-the-night-library","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}