A Chocolate-Flavored Thursday - Michiko Aoyama

Hidden in the shade of the cherry trees lining the neighborhood's small river, Café Marble in Tokyo has only three small, rustic wooden tables. And yet, customers come and go in this haven of peace where regulars can watch the seasons change through the large windows. A mysterious woman who comes every Thursday to write a long letter in English over a cup of hot chocolate; a brilliant advertising executive completely overwhelmed by her role as a mother; a young schoolteacher searching for meaning in her work... Each arrives at Café Marble with their own story, lost in the knots of their existence, and will find in this soothing place the impetus to move forward on life's winding path. From Tokyo to Sydney, a poetic, choral novel interweaving twelve slices of life invites us to find happiness in the little things of everyday life.