{"product_id":"bookstore-girls-by-kei-aono","title":"Bookstore Girls by Kei Aono - USED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love? The Japanese bestseller that kicked off a seven-book series - adapted for TV and 200,000 copies sold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Riko Nishioka is assistant manager of the flagship Pegasus bookstore in Kichijoji. After working her way up from a part-time position, she is now, aged forty, a respected figure in the Japanese publishing industry. But she has a nemesis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aki Kitamura, twenty-seven, has waltzed in as a full-time employee thanks to her family connections. A free spirit with a rebellious streak and a silver spoon in her mouth, she's anything but a team player.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The two are always clashing - both at work and over their personal lives. But when Riko is given notice that the store will be closing in six months' time, they face a stark choice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Can they put their petty enmities aside to boost sales and save their livelihoods or will they go down fighting . . . each other?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Haydn Trowell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781529446333\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MACLEHOSE PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43377207836735,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/14885053482732.jpg?v=1781141755","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/bookstore-girls-by-kei-aono","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}