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The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada Groundswell Speaker 2024 and sew and stitch usingTHE BOOKSHOP WOMAN IS A LOVE STORY, A LOVE STORY ABOUT BOOKS A WATERSTONES NON FICTION MEMOIR OF THE YEAR Nanako Hanada's life has hit rock bottom. From the breakdown of her marriage, dwindling sales at her eccentric bookshop, to now spending her nights alone in Tokyo's 4 hours capsules, her life is feeling rather empty. Reading has become her refuge; the one source of joy in her life. That's until Nanako finds the app Perfect Strangers, where she