{"product_id":"matcha-on-monday-by-michiko-aoyama","title":"Matcha on Monday by Michiko Aoyama ","description":"\u003cp\u003eSometimes a fresh start begins with a familiar face\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n_____\u003cbr\u003e\nTucked 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\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\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the twelve calendar months, Matcha on Monday follows 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\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","brand":"Penguin Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57195437130108,"sku":"9781529950144","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1427\/7594\/files\/New-2026-07-21T152600.083.png?v=1784644416","url":"https:\/\/shop.penguin.co.uk\/products\/matcha-on-monday-by-michiko-aoyama","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}