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Single books include: Shancha Stationery Shop, Sparkling Life

Renzi, a girl working hard in the city, came home from get off work one day and found that her many years of savings and belongings had been swept away by her Indian boyfriend. The sudden huge blow caused Renzi to lose the ability to speak for a while. With no one to rely on, she had no choice but to return to the countryside where she was born, seek refuge with her mother, open a small canteen, and silently do the only thing she is good at: cooking. She named it "Snail Canteen". Every day, Renzi stays in this "volute", relying on his love and sincerity for cooking, and after minimal communication with the guests, he creates dishes that suit their mood and are full of energy. As if by magic, every guest who has come here: a man who was abandoned by his wife, a young girl who hopes to be with the boy she has a crush on, a young wife who longs to meet her lover in her dream, and an anorexic rabbit, all have quietly changed their lives. And Lunzi's own heart knot is slowly opening up.

"Stitches of Time" is a very healing prose work. The author Ogawa Ito, who lives in Germany, uses fresh and meaningful writing to describe the daily life in Berlin and the infinite recollection of the past. When you reach middle age, you have to learn tedious German again; in a foreign country, you can learn natto and Japan's unique ingredients; integrate into the local life in Berlin, reduce material desires, get close to nature wholeheartedly, and enjoy the clean and beautiful leisure time in Germany on weekends... In these warm prose, there are also the author's insights on life and family affection, the helplessness of a son who wants to be filial but cannot wait for him, the doomed separation of life and death, how to regain the hope of life in a desperate situation, and other healing insights. Every bit of life is integrated with Ogawaito's infinite love for the world. Ogawa Ito's words allow people to shake hands and make peace with the world, gain love, gain growth, and gain the joy of being a human being through reading.

Japan's touching and heart-warming book of the year, a book that makes you laugh, cry, and gain strength from it... What everyone does may illuminate the lives of others. 33-Year-old Umino Shizuku suffers from a serious illness that is absolutely incurable. Shizuku didn't even tell her father, the only relative in the world, so she took a few necessary items and chose the Lion House, a sanatorium on Lemon Island in the Seto Inland Sea, as her last residence. Every Sunday is snack day at the Lion House. Everyone living here can propose the snacks they want to eat in the last moments of their lives. Only Shizuku has not made a choice. Bean curds, coriander, apple pie, peony cake, every snack is connected with a precious memory. Finally, Shizuku mustered up the courage to write "thousand-layer crepe", which was the first dessert she made for her father and the first birthday gift she gave to him.