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Convenience Store Woman

by Sayaka Murata

4.2
(12 ratings)
176 pages2018Portobello BooksISBN 9781846276835
Fiction

About this book

"Keiko has never really fitted in. At school and university people find her odd and her family worries she'll never be normal. To appease them, Keiko takes a job at a newly opened convenience store. Here, she finds peace and purpose in the simple, daily tasks and routine interactions. She is, she comes to understand, happiest as a convenience store worker. But in Keiko's social circle it just won't do for an unmarried woman to spend all her time stacking shelves and re-ordering green tea. As pressure mounts on Keiko to find either a new job, or worse, a husband, she is forced to take desperate action ..."--Provided by publisher.

Publication Details

Publisher
Portobello Books
Published
2018
Pages
176
ISBN
9781846276835
Language
en

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