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Choice_Mistake759 t1_j1yvl1u wrote

You are describing so exactly The Miracles of the Namiya General Store by Keigo Higashino, that you probably already read it and just forgot to mention it, right?

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forgetme-nots OP t1_j1z7e8g wrote

Actually, no, I haven't read that one. I'll see if it's available in my local library. Thanks a lot!

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Choice_Mistake759 t1_j1zthnp wrote

Do check it, I think it is precisely what you want and it is very charming, but not sacharine... And feels very japanese (unlike for example Murakami) on the storytelling, all the scenes, even the context is japanese recent history.

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