The Bookshop Woman Adams far away from his almost-fiancé

far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career

or has this city girl found the one person in town who won't fall for her charm

Yet like magnets

capitalizes on the Emperor's volatility to grow her own power

The Bookshop Woman Adams far away from his almost-fiancéA love story to climbing all the way down a book's rope, free diving to its bottom, and then resurfacing at its close, ready to breathe a different kind of air. Nanako Hanada's life is in crisis. Recently separated from her husband, living in youth hostels and internet cafes, her work is going no better. Book sales at the eccentric Village Vanguard bookstore in Tokyo, which Nanako manages, are dwindling. Fallen out of love in all aspects of her life,