Author: Yagisawa, Satoshi

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 18 September 2025 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Manilla Press) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘The Torunka Cafe series’ series.

Paperback | 240 pages
198 x 129 |

PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOPPraise for Satoshi Yagisawa – an author beloved by readers . . .

‘It gently healed my soul”Simply beautiful”A perfect warm blanket to warm every book lover’s heart”A gem of a novel that will resonate with anyone who has ever found solace in the pages of a book’From the author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo caf where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles.

Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Caf, a neighbourhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura, a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina; Hiroyuki Numata, a middle-aged man who’s returned to the neighbourhood searching for the happy life he once gave up; and Shizuku, the caf owner’s teenage daughter, who is still coming to terms with her sister’s death as she falls in love for the first time.

While the Torunka Caf serves up a perfect cup of coffee, it provides these sundry souls with nourishment far more lasting. Satoshi Yagisawa brilliantly illuminates the periods in our lives where we feel lost – and how we find our way again.