Description
DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY** Readers adore Healing Hippo : ' I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book' ***** 'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly ? I imagined myself in this book' ***** 'I almost wept on my train home from work' ***** 'It gripped my heart . I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' ***** 'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book' ***** Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community. Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko hippo: - Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored; - Sawa , a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant; - Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others; - Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain. - despite Kazuhiko ' s fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders. A quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart.
| EAN: | 9781529949766 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 14.08.2025 |
| Autoren: | Aoyama, Michiko |
| Übersetzung: | Nieda, Takami |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 304 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Magical Realism |
| Keyword: | japanese fiction; Digitals kindle books; feel good books; literary fiction; book club; books for women; new books; hardback books; moo deng; gifts for women; japanese book; good books for women; book club recommendations 2024; japanese books; contemporary fiction; best books for women 2024; japanese literature; uplifting books for women; japanese gifts; what you are looking for is in the library; days at the morisaki bookshop; before the coffee gets cold |
| Fachschema: | Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Japanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch |
| Imprint-Titels: | Doubleday |
| Länge: | 204 mm |
| Breite: | 130 mm |