Tsubaki Stationery Store

深受喜愛、溫暖人心的日本暢銷佳作，首次出版英文版。

榮獲尊貴的日本本屋大賞提名 • 改編為熱門電視劇 • 日本累計售出 440,000 冊

原著讚譽： 「對於文具愛好者與鎌倉愛好者來說，這本書是一個讓人無法抗拒的寶庫……你幾乎能聞到從頁面上散發出來的墨水香氣。」 —— 中原香織，產經新聞

「一個閃耀的故事……由迷人且討喜的角色交織而成。」 —— 渡邊美智子，《HANAKO》雜誌

「您總是告訴我，書寫即是生活本身。」

在國外生活多年後，鳩子（Hatoko）心不甘情不願地回到鎌倉，接管已故祖母留給她的文具店。作為這家店的繼承人，她也繼承了代筆人的職業——這是鳩子從小在嚴格的祖母指導下所訓練的技藝。

隨著當地居民尋求鳩子的協助，她承接了各式各樣的委託：代表前來找她的人撰寫問候信、弔唁信、告別信、情書等等。一個在地社群圍繞著鳩子與文具店逐漸形成；而當已故祖母的祕密開始揭開時，鳩子了解到，代筆人的角色所需要的遠不止是將墨水落於紙上。

以四季的韻律以及隨之而來的日本傳統儀式與節慶為背景，《Tsubaki Stationery Store》（山茶花文具店）是一個關於社群重要性與手寫文字和解力量的迷人故事。

THE BELOVED, HEARTWARMING JAPANESE BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ENGLISH.

NOMINATED FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS JAPAN BOOKSELLERS' AWARD ^. ADAPTED INTO A MAJOR TV SERIES ^. 440,000 COPIES SOLD IN JAPAN

Praise for the original

'For stationery lovers and lovers of Kamakura, this book is an irresistible treasure trove ... you can smell the scent of the ink emanating from the page.'
KAORI NAKAHARA, SANKEI SHIMBUN

'A sparkling tale ... woven together by characters who are charming, characters to love.'
MICHIKO WATANABE, HANAKO MAGAZINE

You always told me that writing is life itself.

After many years abroad, Hatoko reluctantly returns to Kamakura to take over the stationery store left to her by her late grandmother. As the custodian of the store, she also inherits the profession of public scribe, a role Hatoko trained for as a child under the guidance of her strict grandmother.

As the locals seek out Hatoko's help, she takes on all manner of requests: writing letters of greeting, condolence, farewell, love, and more on behalf of those who come to her. A local community forms around Hatoko and the store, and, when the secrets of her late grandmother begin to unravel, Hatoko learns that the role of the scribe requires much more than putting ink to paper.

Set to the rhythm of the four seasons and the Japanese rituals and festivities that come with them, Tsubaki Stationery Store is a charming story about the importance of community and the reconciliatory power of the written word.