https://booksandkukkii.com Online Bookstore Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:17:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://booksandkukkii.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-icononly-32x32.png https://booksandkukkii.com 32 32 250966417 https://booksandkukkii.com/product/bookstore-girls/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:14:34 +0000 https://booksandkukkii.com/product/bookstore-girls/ Can two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love? The Japanese bestseller that kicked off a seven-book series – adapted for TV and 200,000 copies soldRiko Nishioka is assistant manager of the flagship Pegasus bookstore in Kichijoji. After working her way up from a part-time position, she is now, aged forty, a respected figure in the Japanese publishing industry. But she has a nemesis.
Aki Kitamura, twenty-seven, has waltzed in as a full-time employee thanks to her family connections. A free spirit with a rebellious streak and a silver spoon in her mouth, she’s anything but a team player. The two are always clashing – both at work and over their personal lives.
But when Riko is given notice that the store will be closing in six months’ time, they face a stark choice. Can they put their petty enmities aside to boost sales and save their livelihoods or will they go down fighting . .

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