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However, the exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore, combined with her paltry salary and irritating manager quickly bring reality crashing down around her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She is on the verge of quitting when she receives a message from somebody calling themselves ‘Seven Rainbows’, inviting her to apply for a job at a library with no name, a place referred to simply as ‘The Night Library’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After successfully passing the interview, Otaha arrives at The Night Library and her sunny personality immediately earns her comparisons with Anne of Green Gables. For the very first time she feels she has found her place in the world. As well as a treasure trove of books, the library houses a group of likeminded literary misfits, including a legendary chef who prepares incredible meals for the library’s employees at the end of each day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Together they embark on a series of bookish adventures. But when the library’s mysterious owner decides to temporarily close the library, Otaha and her friends fear that it may not reopen and that the peace they have found there will be lost to them forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is their friendship and their faith in the value of books strong enough to save it? And what will remain if it isn’t?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDinner at the Night Library \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartwarming literary mystery, filled with quirky characters, Japanese culture and the mouthwatering meals. It asks why books matter and offers a cheer of encouragement to everybody who believes they do. 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