{"product_id":"matcha-on-monday","title":"Matcha on Monday","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eMichiko Aoyama\u003c\/span\u003e | Hard Cover | June 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrresistible companion piece to HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY, set in a charming cafe, by the million-copy bestselling brand author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes a fresh start begins with a familiar face\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume two in the Marble Cafe series. By the multi-million-copy author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTucked behind the trees in a quiet neighbourhood in Tokyo, the beloved Marble café offers a cup of warm, healing matcha to all who pass through its doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustomers flock all week to Café Marble, tucked away behind the cherry trees. But Monday is a special day: the enigmatic owner hosts a tea tasting. The ritual invites its clientele to pause, reconnect with their inner peace, and rediscover the value of simplicity, allowing the bitterness of matcha to soothe their troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the twelve calendar months,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatcha on Monday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollows people from all walks of life: a woman who needs to change her attitude, a couple facing a crisis, an artist who has lost her purpose, and a young woman struggling to break free from family expectations. As each customer frequents Café Marble’s cosy haven, they start their week with a warm sip of matcha and the joys of everyday human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarm and luminous, this heart-warming story brings together a community of untold unfolding lives. As a snow-white cat peacefully puzzles over the surrounding humans, Café Marble becomes the setting for unexpected encounters that will change everything for those who walk through its doors—all starting with a cup of matcha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoving praise from international readers for MATCHA ON MONDAY:\u003cbr\u003e‘These words resonate in my heart’ *****\u003cbr\u003e‘I felt the depth of each relationship and burst into tears a few times’ *****\u003cbr\u003e‘A miraculous story that shows the importance of giving things perspective’ *****\u003cbr\u003e‘It would be a great idea to read this together with HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY’*****\u003cbr\u003e‘The same taste and feeling as drinking a cup of matcha’ *****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--------\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichiko Aoyama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of the multi-million-copy bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat You Are Looking For is in the Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, translated by Alison Watts, which was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook of the Year, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestseller and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook of the Month. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatcha on Monday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a companion read to the author’s debut, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHot Chocolate on Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Both are set in and around the fictitious Marble Cafe, a tiny community café in Tokyo. Another book available in English by Aoyama and translated by Takami Nieda is the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Healing Hippo of Hinode Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50949620793511,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/MatchaonMonday.jpg?v=1783570779","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/matcha-on-monday","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}