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Published: 27th August 2024
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Published: 26th November 2024
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The Full Moon Coffee Shop
By (Author) Mai Mochizuki
Octopus Publishing Group
BRAZEN
26th November 2024
29th August 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
895.636
Hardback
272
Width 138mm, Height 218mm, Spine 28mm
375g
Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" is the name of a peculiar cake cafe that is run by talking cats, which has no fixed location and instead materialises unpredictably on the night of a full moon. The protagonists of this story - a successful female scriptwriter in crisis, a heartbroken tv director, and two male entrepreneurs - all end up there in the middle of the night, in a semi-dream-like state, and receive life-changing advice on love, work, and relationships from a charismatic tortoiseshell cat who interprets his guests' astrological chart.
The Western horoscope comes into play, as well as the life phases, one for each planet, that guide what lessons we have or haven't allowed ourselves to learn. Meanwhile, the customers are served a selection of drinks and sweet treats tailored perfectly to their needs: a Lunar Chocolate Fondant for Aching Hearts, a Planetary Ice Affogato, an Ice Coffee with Sunrise Syrup, or a Bitter Coffee for Mature Souls.Mai Mochizuki fell in love with Chihiro Sakurada's illustrations when she saw them on social media, and they inspired her to write THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP.