Bøkene på hyllen er donert av våre lånere og bookcrossere.

Books on shelf are donated by our borrowers and bookcrossers.

Gjesdal folkebibliotek har egen hylle ved reisebokavdelingen for paperbacks der du kan sette igjen eller ta med deg bøker når du skal ut å reise.

Gjesdal public library has a shelf by the travelbookshelf for paperbacks available to take with you or give back when travelling.

Picked this up at Gjesdal public library when I was there for a meeting today. Have been wanting to read Murakami for ages.

About the book:

Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her father's record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch.

Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in mystery. Hajime is catapulted into the past, putting at risk all he has in the present.

I finally got around to read this gem of a book! I really enjoyed it. Beautifully written, about love and loss.

The summer is over, and I now have a pile of books that want to continue their journey!

I will bring this book to the Bookcrossing meetup today, and if nobody wants it, I'll leave it in the shelves at Oslo Visitor Centre.

Picked up at the BC meet up this afternoon.

I find there is always a weird streak in Murakami's novels. This novel is no exception. Also as always Murakami is a very good read.

I will leave the book on the shelf inside the entrance .

The book is being released as part of the Scandinavian challenge "Keep the books moving 2019".