On a quiet corner in Tokyo lies a second-hand bookshop. When Takano's boyfriend reveals he's marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle's offer to live rent-free in the room above the bookshop. Hoping to nurse her broken heart in peace, Takano is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the Morisaki bookshop. A moving novel about life, love, and the healing power of books.