BOOKSHOP WOMAN (PB)

Nanako Hanada's is a bookseller in Tokyo and this remarkable memoir reveals what happened when her life hit rock bottom. She's separated from her husband, living between 4-hour capsule hostels and pokey internet cafés. Work is going no better, and sales at her eccentric bookstore are dwindling. That's when Nanako downloads an app called PerfectStrangers which offers users 30 minutes with someone they'll never see again. Styling herself as TheSexyBookseller, she recommends her matches 'the book that will change their life.' In the ensuing year, Nanako meets hundreds of strangers - and some of them want more than just a book...