{"product_id":"a-day-for-bread-soup-and-cats-the-cosy-heartwarming-japanese-sensation-paperback","title":"A Day for Bread, Soup and Cats: The cosy heartwarming Japanese sensation (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER, TRANSLATED BY SHANNA TAN,\nTRANSLATOR OF THE BESTSELLING SENSATION \u003ci\u003eWELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Cooking can't be measured in hours or minutes. The\ningredients are in front of you, but you need to carefully consider how to use\nthem, how they complement each other. So it's also important to cook with your\nheart.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn a quiet neighbourhood shopping street the new café waits\nto open, still smelling of fresh paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAfter her mother's death, Akiko quits her corporate job and\ntransforms her beloved izakaya into a café. With a simple, nourishing menu of\nhomemade bread and soup, Akiko wants to provide her customers with a slice of\npeace - or of delicious cake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBut it wasn't always this way. When Akiko's mother was alive\nthe café was rowdy and well-loved, always busy with familiar patrons, gossip\nand secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs she settles into her new life, honouring her mother's\nlegacy brings up complicated memories for Akiko. But with a stray tabby cat and\na helpful new employee by her side, she will discover the healing power of a\ngood meal shared with friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeart-warming and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eA Day for\nBread, Soup and Cats\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-loved Japanese bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBorn in 1954, \u003cb\u003eYoko Mure\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Nihon\nUniversity College of Art in 1977. She started to write essays while working at\na magazine publishing house and in 1984, she published her debut essay\ncollection, Brown Rice Bread before Midnight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSince then, her writing has been prolific: she is the author\nof dozens of novels and essay books, and has become one of Japan's most\nsuccessful writers. \u003ci\u003eA Day for Bread, Soup, and Cats\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a\nJapanese TV drama in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46152467808463,"sku":"9781398727021","price":23.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_a1b16bdc-2048-40f5-9053-f674bcc89c82.jpg?v=1790223139","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/a-day-for-bread-soup-and-cats-the-cosy-heartwarming-japanese-sensation-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}