Hot Chocolate on Thursday

For readers who believe the smallest moments can change everythingTHE GLOBAL BESTSELLERVolume 1 in the Marble Caf� series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARYReaders adore HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY:`Slipped into my heart and warmed me, just like a cup of cocoa' ? ? ? ? ?`Reminds you that everyone is living their own daily joy and pain. Heartwarming' ? ? ? ? ?`This made me realise how we magically influence each other's lives without realising it' ? ? ? ? ?`I felt restored reading this' ? ? ? ? ?___________Across a bridge, beneath the cherry blossom, sits the Marble Caf�. Here, a woman writes in her notebook while a young waiter prepares her regular hot chocolate. Around them, customers come and go, each carrying a story of their own. A walk along the river. Cooking the perfect tamagoyaki. Ordering a hot chocolate. Forgetting to remove your nail polish. The smallest, most ordinary acts can lead to unexpected encounters - and change a life without us ever knowing it. Told through twelve beautifully interconnected stories, HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY follows the customers and staff whose lives cross at the Marble Caf�, gradually revealing the invisible threads that connect them. Tender, surprising and full of Michiko Aoyama's unique insight into everyday life, this is a novel about the extraordinary connections hidden inside the ordinary - and the countless ways we change one another without even realising it. _________Discover more from Michiko AoyamaContinue the Marble Caf� series with MATCHA ON MONDAY, or discover the bestselling WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY and THE HEALING HIPPO OF HINODE PARK.