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Book: Days at Morisaki Bookshop and More Days at Morisaki Bookshop Author: Satoshi Yagisawa Translated by: Eric Ozawa Published by: Harper Collins in 2023 & 2024 respectively Genre: Literary Fiction,  Page Count: 160 & 176 respectively Originally Published in: 2009 Book Review: Book I- Days at Morisaki Bookshop A short, sweet, and tender book will make you feel cozy after finishing it. A 25-year-old girl Takako when got cheated by her boyfriend, went to stay at her uncle's place. Her uncle owned a bookshop named 'Morisaki Bookshop' (fictional bookshop) in Jimbocho (real-life book town) for second-hand books, he had a place on the upper floor of that shop, where Takako started living. Initially, Takako was irritated by her uncle's hyperactive nature and persistence in reading books, but languidly, Takako gave in to books and reading. Her transition from a few days ago to now was shocking for even her, but as a reader, I know it's not unreal.  The book explore...

Book: The Lighthouse Family Author: Firat Sunel Translated to English from Turkish by: Feyza Howell Genre: Historical Fiction Published in English By: Penguin in January 2024 Pages: 178 Recommended for: Age Group above 15 Other books by the Author: In the Shades of Weeping Willows(2011), Izmirili, My Last Love (2015) Book Review:  “Emptiness is the worst thing that could fill you.” A short story of a family that revolves around displacement, loss, tragedies, war, and hope among all. The way it will make you smile and cry at places, the way it will make you think, and the way it will make you abhor the wars; that’s what is extraordinary about this book. K’s father is a lighthouse keeper and thus it’s decided that his kids will take over this job one day, just that Illyas (K’s brother) is weak and suffering from an illness and Feriha (K’s sister) is a girl, so he is the only option to being a lighthouse keeper after his dad. But he struggles to choose between that or a city schoo...