Sometimes a fresh start begins with a familiar face ...

By the author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY - one of Japan's most beloved contemporary novelists, with more than 3 million copies sold worldwide. Return to the Marble Café in this uplifting novel of intersecting lives. Volume 2 in the Marble Café series.
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Hidden among the cherry trees in a quiet corner of Tokyo, the Marble Café is a place of warmth, connection and second chances.

And Mondays are special.

Each week, the café's enigmatic owner hosts a matcha tasting, inviting guests to slow down, savour a carefully prepared bowl of tea and discover that sometimes a small change in perspective can change everything.

Across twelve interconnected stories spanning the seasons, we meet people at turning points in their lives as each discovers unexpected connection, hope and the courage to begin again.

Watching over them all is a mysterious white cat, whose gentle observations remind us that even the smallest encounters can transform a life.

How will their lives connect?

MATCHA ON MONDAY is a celebration of friendship, community and the everyday moments that can lead us somewhere new.
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Readers around the world have fallen in love with MATCHA ON MONDAY:

'These words resonate in my heart' *****

'I felt the depth of each relationship and burst into tears several times' *****

'A miraculous story that shows the importance of seeing life from a different perspective' *****

'The perfect companion to HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY' *****