{"title":"Hika Harada","description":"\u003cp\u003eHika Harada’s novels invite readers into intimate moments of everyday life, blending gentle storytelling with subtle reflections on human connection. Through richly drawn characters and thoughtful narratives, her work often explores the beauty found in seemingly simple experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom contemplative evenings spent in a night library to musings on modest spending, Harada's books offer a quiet, heartfelt exploration of contemporary life. Her writing captures the nuance of ordinary decisions with warmth and insight, making her stories both relatable and deeply engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dinner-at-the-night-library-by-hika-harada-9781398543935","title":"Dinner at the Night Library","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Night Library\u003c\/b\u003e is no ordinary library. Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections – the books of deceased famous writers: the books they wrote, the books that inspired them, the books they loved.\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll Otaha Higuchi wants to do is work with books. However, the exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore, combined with her paltry salary and irritating manager, quickly bring reality crashing down around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe is on the verge of quitting when she receives a message from somebody calling themselves ‘Seven Rainbows’, inviting her to apply for a job at a library with no name, a place referred to simply as ‘The Night Library’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter successfully passing the interview, Otaha arrives at The Night Library and her sunny personality immediately earns her comparisons with Anne of Green Gables. For the very first time, she feels she has found her place in the world. 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From a young woman confronting the fragility of financial independence, to a mother managing a household on a single income, to a grandmother facing the uncertainty of old age, each must rethink what security, freedom and happiness really mean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs their lives intersect, small everyday choices begin to carry extraordinary weight. Can careful saving shape a better future? 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