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Meet Keiko. Keiko is 36 years old. She’s never had a boyfriend, and she’s been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years.
Keiko’s family wishes she’d get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won’t get married. But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she’s not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store…
*Convenience Store Woman comes in three different colours; the colour you receive will be chosen at random*
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Meet Keiko. Keiko is 36 years old. She’s never had a boyfriend, and she’s been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years.
Keiko’s family wishes she’d get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won’t get married. But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she’s not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store…
*Convenience Store Woman comes in three different colours; the colour you receive will be chosen at random*
| Weight | 0.5 kg |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781846276842 |
| Author | Murata, Sayaka |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Binding | Paperback |
Katherine Brown –
I picked up this novella from Bert’s in store because of all the reviews on the cover that use the word ‘quirky’. I’ll be honest I must have a different definition of quirky to other people, I would definitely not describe Keiko or her story as quirky. She is at times down right damn dangerous, but I absolutely loved how absorbed Keiko is in the world she knows, which is the convenience store she works at quite happily. I strongly connected to Keiko’s approach to knowing a job inside and out so that the best job is done. What I found difficult to swallow about the book was how Keiko isn’t really her own person but a hybrid of everyone surrounding her as she seeks conformity with her immediate contacts, without really feeling like she has the freedom to express who she is in her own right. In just a novella Murata has conveyed the problem of the human condition and the questions we ask ourselves: are we normal, are we doing good enough, and why do we owe others proof that we are falling in line with their expectations?