Yoko Mure – författare

*THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER, TRANSLATED BY SHANNA TAN, TRANSLATOR OF THE BESTSELLING SENSATION WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP*'Cooking can't be measured in hours or minutes. The ingredients are in front of you, but you need to carefully consider how to use them, how they complement each other. So it's also important to cook with your heart.'On a quiet neighbourhood shopping street the new café waits to open, still smelling of fresh paint. After her mother's death, Akiko quits her corporate job and transforms her beloved izakaya into a café. With a simple, nourishing menu of homemade bread and soup, Akiko wants to provide her customers with a slice of peace - or of delicious cake. But it wasn't always this way. When Akiko's mother was alive the café was rowdy and well-loved, always busy with familiar patrons, gossip and secrets. As she settles into her new life, honouring her mother's legacy brings up complicated memories for Akiko. But with a stray tabby cat and a helpful new employee by her side, she will discover the healing power of a good meal shared with friends. Heart-warming and beautifully written, A Day for Bread, Soup and Cats is a much-loved Japanese bestseller.

*THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER, TRANSLATED BY SHANNA TAN, TRANSLATOR OF THE BESTSELLING SENSATION WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP*'Cooking can't be measured in hours or minutes. The ingredients are in front of you, but you need to carefully consider how to use them, how they complement each other. So it's also important to cook with your heart.'On a quiet neighbourhood shopping street the new caf waits to open, still smelling of fresh paint. After her mother's death, Akiko quits her corporate job and transforms her beloved izakaya into a caf . With a simple, nourishing menu of homemade bread and soup, Akiko wants to provide her customers with a slice of peace - or of delicious cake. But it wasn't always this way. When Akiko's mother was alive the caf was rowdy and well-loved, always busy with familiar patrons, gossip and secrets. As she settles into her new life, honouring her mother's legacy brings up complicated memories for Akiko. But with a stray tabby cat and a helpful new employee by her side, she will discover the healing power of a good meal shared with friends. Heart-warming and beautifully written, A Day for Bread, Soup and Cats is a much-loved Japanese bestseller.

Über das große Glück, das sich in einer mit Liebe zubereiteten Mahlzeit finden lässtDer große Bestseller aus Japan über das Leben einer Frau in den Vierzigern, die noch einmal ganz von vorn anfängt. Und so ihr großes Glück im Kleinen findet. Als Akikos Mutter unerwartet stirbt, ist sie gezwungen, ihr Leben zu überdenken. Als leitende Lektorin in einem glamourösen Verlag kündigt sie ihren Job und zieht zurück in ihre Heimatstadt. Dort hat sie sich vorgenommen, die beliebte Kneipe ihrer verstorbenen Mutter in ein schönes Café umzugestalten, das einfache und köstliche Speisen anbietet: eine tägliche Karte mit Sandwiches, Suppen, Salaten und kleinen Obstschalen.Mit einem streunenden Kater namens Taro, ihrer gütigen und fleißigen Küchenhilfe Shima-chan und einer Gruppe freundlicher Nachbarn begibt sich Akiko auf eine neue Reise und versöhnt sich langsam mit ihrer Lebensgeschichte und den schmerzhaften Erinnerungen aus ihrer Vergangenheit.