{"product_id":"hot-chocolate-on-thursday-9781335001917","title":"Hot Chocolate on Thursday","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAcross a bridge in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo, a seasonal cherry blossom sits on the river. Nearby is the Marble Cafe, where a woman writes in a notebook and a young waiter prepares her favorite hot drink. Both wonder about each other and about the other lives of the clientele who frequent this charming little cafe behind the trees...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWithout even realizing it, we may touch and change someone else's life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a walk along the river, cooking the best tamagoyaki, ordering hot chocolate, forgetting to remove our nail polish... The small, everyday acts that we do can lead to unexpected encounters, reverberate far beyond our own circle, and ultimately make a difference in the world around us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHot Chocolate on Thursday\u003c\/em\u003e is a tapestry of slice-of-life moments that each open and close with a woman ordering her regular hot chocolate at the mysterious Marble Cafe. What happens in between will touch and swell your heart, as we connect with a community of untold unfolding lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michiko Aoyama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.29h x 5.60w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335001917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAoyama, Michiko:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. After university, she became a reporter for a Japanese newspaper based in Sydney before moving back to Tokyo to work as a magazine editor.\u003cem\u003e What You Are Looking For Is in the Library \u003c\/em\u003ewas short-listed for the Japan Booksellers' Award and became a Japanese bestseller. It is being translated into more than fifteen languages. Michiko Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michiko Aoyama \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674842218653,"sku":"9781335001917","price":37.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b9c65a25-fa67-4a3a-95ff-9926455f9af0.jpg?v=1771914085","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hot-chocolate-on-thursday-9781335001917","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}