{"product_id":"9781529950144","title":"Matcha on Monday","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Aoyama, Michiko | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 02\/07\/2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom as part of The Marble Cafe series series \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e135 x 206 x 23mm | 272g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes a fresh start begins with a familiar faceVolume two in the Marble Cafe series. By the multi-million-copy author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLDTucked behind the trees in a quiet neighbourhood in Tokyo, the beloved Marble café offers a cup of warm, healing matcha to all who pass through its doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCustomers flock all week to Café Marble, tucked away behind the cherry trees. But Monday is a special day: the enigmatic owner hosts a tea tasting. The ritual invites its clientele to pause, reconnect with their inner peace, and rediscover the value of simplicity, allowing the bitterness of matcha to soothe their troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the twelve calendar months, Matcha on Monday follows people from all walks of life: a woman who needs to change her attitude, a couple facing a crisis, an artist who has lost her purpose, and a young woman struggling to break free from family expectations. As each customer frequents Café Marble’s cosy haven, they start their week with a warm sip of matcha and the joys of everyday human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm and luminous, this heart-warming story brings together a community of untold unfolding lives. As a snow-white cat peacefully puzzles over the surrounding humans, Café Marble becomes the setting for unexpected encounters that will change everything for those who walk through its doors—all starting with a cup of matcha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoving praise from international readers for MATCHA ON MONDAY:‘These words resonate in my heart’ *****‘I felt the depth of each relationship and burst into tears a few times’ *****‘A miraculous story that shows the importance of giving things perspective’ *****‘It would be a great idea to read this together with HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY’*****‘The same taste and feeling as drinking a cup of matcha’ *****\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57249247330679,"sku":"9781529950144","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781529950144.jpg?v=1782830045","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529950144","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}