Convenience Store Woman - WellThumbed Book Club

Paperback, 163 pages

English language

Published May 2, 2018 by Granta.

Meet Keiko.

Keiko is 36 years old. She’s never had a boyfriend, and she’s been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years.

Keiko’s family wishes she’d get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won’t get married.

But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she’s not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store…

This is a surprising little story about what it’s like to not be a normal person and masking faithfully to avoid detection or disturbing others.

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