About this Event
Each month there is a different book to push you out of your comfort zone and give you an opportunity to meet local book lovers over coffee.
May's pick is "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata. To buy the book click here!
Prefer to listen to the book? Get the audiobook at Libro.fm and you can still benefit Bookery Manchester! Just create a free account and select us as your bookstore.
About the Book (via Goodreads):
"Keiko has never fit in, neither in her family, nor in school, but when at the age of eighteen she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of “Smile Mart,” she finds peace and purpose in her life. In the store, unlike anywhere else, she understands the rules of social interaction―many are laid out line by line in the store’s manual―and she does her best to copy the dress, mannerisms, and speech of her colleagues, playing the part of a “normal” person excellently, more or less. Keiko is very happy, but the people close to her, from her family to her coworkers, increasingly pressure her to find a husband, and to start a proper career, prompting her to take desperate action…"
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bookery Manchester, 844 Elm Street, Manchester, United States
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