{"product_id":"bookstore-girls","title":"Bookstore Girls","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan 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 sold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiko 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAki 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan they put their petty enmities aside to boost sales and save their livelihoods or will they go down fighting . . . each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Ball Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51613688234272,"sku":"9781529446340","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/2916\/0559\/files\/9781529446340_312121d6-9f2e-4726-8a55-3ba8fb37e17b.jpg?v=1778789026","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookkeepershop.co.za\/products\/bookstore-girls","provider":"The Book Keeper Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}