<p><b>A heartwarming and profound novel about the power of books and connection between generations, that is also a love letter to Japan and its literature.</b><br><br>¿Transportive, mesmerising and beautiful... <b>Every book worm would love this</b>.¿ <i>Glamour</i><br><br>¿A <b>finely drawn</b> evocation of Japan, of youth, age, dreams, disillusionment, struggles and strength... A <b>poignant and beautiful</b> book.¿ Hazel Prior, author of <i>Away with the Penguins</i><br><br><b>¿Heartwarming.</b>¿ <i>Cosmopolitan</i><br><br><br>Flo is sick of Tokyo.<br><br>Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up and she''s in a relationship that''s run its course.<br><br>That''s until she stumbles upon a mysterious book left by a fellow passenger on the Tokyo Subway.<br><br>From the very first page, Flo is transformed and immediately feels compelled to translate this forgotten novel, a decision which sets her on a path that will change her life