Mai Mochizuki

Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of cats returning favors to those who care for them, reminds us that it's never too late to follow our stars.

In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they'll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon.

This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and seemingly appears at random to adrift young people at crucial junctions in their lives.

It's also run by talking cats.

While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes and coffees and teas, the cats also consult them on their star charts, offer cryptic wisdom, and let them know where their lives veered off course. 

Because every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. And for a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist and a technologically challenged website designer, the coffee shop's feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. For there is a very special reason the shop appeared to each of them...

The Full Moon Coffee Shop

Jordan Taylor

From the bestselling author of the Japanese sensation The Full Moon Coffee Shop, this charming and heartfelt novel showcases the magic of Christmas as lost souls find themselves—with a little help of from an enchanted café run by cats.

In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they'll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a Christmas-time Kyoto moon.

Satomi is devoted to her job in Tokyo, but when her boyfriend hints that he is going to propose to her on Christmas Day, she becomes torn between the career in the city that she loves and a quieter life with her boyfriend in the country. What will the magical cats see for her future?

Koyuki, meanwhile, works at Satomi’s company. Ever since her father passed away in an accident on Christmas Day, she has been playing the role of the good, cheerful girl—and now that her mother has remarried, she is forced to pretend she is part of a happy new family. But this Christmas, what will the cats reveal as her true wish?

Junko, Satomi’s sister-in-law, lives in a small town with her husband and their daughter Ayu, a first grader. When her estranged father becomes ill, Junko returns home with Ayu in tow—and with the help of the magical cats, she learns something surprising that will change her life forever.

This holiday season, each stands at a crossroads, confronting their past and present struggles. With the help of some feline divinations, each will finally have the courage to seek happiness and contentment in their lives.

Best Wishes From the Full Moon Coffee Shop

« Le Café de la pleine lune n’a pas d’adresse fixe. De temps à autre, il apparaît là où bon lui semble : dans une rue commerçante, une gare, au bord d’une rivière. » À Kyoto, un café ambulant tenu par des chats maîtres en astrologie fait son apparition comme par magie les soirs de pleine lune. À la lueur des étoiles, cette mystérieuse roulotte accueille les humains qui en ont besoin. Fondant au chocolat et sa glace de pleine lune, café glacé au sirop d’aurore… En dégustant les desserts préparés sur mesure, les clients se confient aux étonnants tenanciers à moustaches. Et grâce à la lecture de leur thème astral, tous comprennent peu à peu à quel moment ils se sont égarés. L’interprétation de la carte du ciel leur permettra-t-elle de surmonter les obstacles qui les empêchent de trouver le bonheur ? Inspiré de la croyance populaire japonaise des chats portebonheur, ce roman magique allie sagesse orientale et lecture des étoiles. Le roman qui a conquis le cœur des lecteurs japonais ! Mai Mochizuki est née à Hokkaido et vit aujourd’hui à Kyoto. Elle est membre du Japan Mystery Writers Association et du Unconventional Mystery Writers Club. Le Café secret des nuits de pleine lune, son premier roman traduit en français, a rencontré un tel succès au Japon qu’il est devenu une série et est en cours de traduction en 17 langues.

Le café secret des nuits de pleine lune

W Kraju Kwitnącej Wiśni koty są symbolem szczęścia. A jeśli spotkasz na swojej drodze odpowiedniego kota, możesz trafić do pewnej kawiarni na kółkach... To kawiarnia inna niż wszystkie. Nie ma stałej lokalizacji, pojawia się nieoczekiwanie w różnych miejscach, zawsze wtedy, gdy na niebie zawita księżyc w pełni. A prowadzą ją... koty, które w niezwykle magicznej atmosferze pomagają swoim gościom spełniać marzenia, podejmować ważne życiowe decyzje, otwierać serca, rozwiązywać problemy... W jaki sposób? Potrafią słuchać i wyczuwać nastroje, prowadzą głębokie rozmowy, stawiają horoskopy, czytają z gwiazd, a także serwują przepyszne – indywidualnie dopasowane – przekąski, desery i napoje. Kawiarnia pod Pełnym Księżycem to urocza i skłaniająca do refleksji powieść, która przypomina, że nigdy nie jest za późno, aby podążać za swoimi gwiazdami. Czy istnieje coś lepszego od połączenia magii, kotów i kawiarni? Mai Mochizuki udowadnia, że nie! Ta historia rozgrzeje wasze serca niczym kubek gorącej herbaty z gwiezdnym mlekiem. EDYTA PRUSINOWSKA, autorka Opowiem o tobie gwiazdom Ciepła i melancholijna opowieść z elementami realizmu magicznego – historia zaczarowanej kawiarni, w której podczas pełni księżyca rolę kelnerów pełnią... koty. To niewielkich rozmiarów książka, ale z wielkim przesłaniem. SARA WOŚ, @przeczytam MAI MOCHIZUKI urodziła się na Hokkaido, a obecnie mieszka w Kioto. Jest laureatką Everystar E-book Grand Prix z 2013 roku i członkinią Japan Mystery Writers Association oraz Unconventional Mystery Writers Club. Autorka serii książek dla młodszych czytelników Alicja z kiotyjskiego lasu.

Kawiarnia pod Pełnym Księżycem

It’s been a year since Aoi started working at Kura, and now spring break is full of excitement: a hot springs trip with Kiyotaka and Akihito, a book club party, and more! But at the same time, she is struggling to decide whether to tell Kiyotaka how she feels about him. One day, an editor shows up at Kura under the pretense of doing an interview for a magazine. Then, in the middle of the night, the master forger Ensho steals a Shino tea bowl from right under Kiyotaka’s nose. The next morning a written challenge from Ensho arrives—the mysteries continue in Volume 5 of Holmes in Kyoto!

Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 5

Bonnes résolutions

Żeby łatwiej zrozumieć siebie, musisz poznać swoje prawdziwe życzenie. Satomi jest rozdarta między małżeństwem a pracą, Koyuki od śmierci ojca odgrywa rolę grzecznej dziewczynki, a rodzina Junko została skrzywdzona przez jej despotycznego ojca. Wszystkie trzy niespodziewanie trafiają do wyjątkowej kawiarni na kółkach, gdzie gościom serwuje się przepyszne – indywidualnie dopasowane – przekąski, desery i napoje. A wszystko po to, aby mogli lepiej zrozumieć siebie i skutecznie dążyć do osiągnięcia szczęścia, zadowolenia z życia i spokoju. Pełna uroku kontynuacja Kawiarni pod Pełnym Księżycem, w której koty o gwiaździstych spojrzeniach pomagają odwiedzającym ich ludziom odkryć to, czego ci tak naprawdę pragną...

Kawiarnia pod Pełnym Księżycem. Prawdziwe życzenie

Energia gwiazd otwiera drzwi do ludzkich serc. Według wierzeń Neptun wywiera silny wpływ na sny, kreatywność i rzeczy ukryte. Ma szczególny powód, by pomagać tym, którzy do Kawiarni pod Pełnym Księżycem trafiają. Podczas Bramy Lwa do kawiarni na kółkach prowadzonej przez koty o gwiaździstych oczach przybywa piękny wysłannik Neptuna o imieniu Sala. Jego wyjątkowym darem jest obdarzanie ludzi snami i otwieranie ludzkich serc. Co się wydarzy w domu rodzinnym Satsuki, która wraca, by przedstawić matce swojego chłopaka? Jaką prawdę o przeszłości nieoczekiwanie odkryje? Co łączy kryzys twórczy pisarza Futakigusa z pobytem Fujiko w szpitalu? Kolejna część "Kawiarni pod Pełnym Księżycem", która odkrywa aspekt wielowymiarowości i wzajemnego oddziaływania na siebie różnych rzeczywistości, a także podkreśla znaczenie wierności samemu sobie i rozpoznawania własnych uczuć. Poznaj trzy zasady i wskocz na falę szczęścia, by twoje pragnienia spełniały się, ot tak, bez wysiłku! Ta publikacja spełnia wymagania dostępności zgodnie z dyrektywą EAA.

Kawiarnia pod Pełnym Księżycem. Cud Bramy Lwa

One fateful day, a high school girl comes to a lone antique store on Kyoto’s Teramachi-Sanjo shopping street... Revisit Aoi’s early days at Kura with these vignettes of how she met Kiyotaka, her first day of work, and more!

Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 0

From the bestselling author of the Japanese sensation The Full Moon Coffee Shop, this charming and heartfelt novel showcases the magic of Christmas as lost souls find themselves—with a little help from an enchanted café run by cats. Welcome back to the Full Moon Coffee Shop, serving up star-spun treats and magical insights for the holidays. In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they’ll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a Christmastime Kyoto moon. Satomi is devoted to her job in Tokyo, but when her long-distance boyfriend hints that he is going to propose to her on Christmas Day, she feels pulled between the career that she loves and a quieter life in the country. What will the magical cats see for her future? Satomi’s colleague Koyuki has been playing the role of the good, cheerful daughter ever since her father passed away in an accident on Christmas Day. But now that her mother has remarried, it’s hard to pretend she feels part of her new happy family. What will our feline friends reveal as her true wish this Christmas? Junko, Satomi’s sister-in-law, lives in a small town with her husband and their young daughter, Ayu. When Junko’s estranged father becomes ill, she returns home with Ayu in tow, where she’ll learn something surprising at the enchanted coffee shop that will change her life forever. This holiday season, each woman stands at a crossroad. With the help of some feline divinations, will they finally have the courage to seek what they most desperately wish for?

A Novel

Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop

This is not a romance, but it is about love - and set in a cute coffee shop! One crescent moon, an azure cat takes over the running of the Full Moon Coffee Shop. The evening's first customer is an aging mother living alone in a crumbling cottage perched on a sea cliff. Fujiko hasn't seen her only daughter, a high-flying actress in Tokyo, longer than she remembers. She passes the days reminiscing about times gone by in the company of a fluffy white kitty, until her little life collapses in on itself when blast from the past hits the headlines. In a little multi-dimensional coffee shop tucked away somewhere between past and future, Fujiko makes a new feline friend. But this cat isn't just any old cat: they are planet of our deepest desires in disguise, and they have the power to bend time. Under the mystical influence of the blue planet, the third book in the beloved healing fiction series weaves an enchanting, empowering story about owning your truth before it's too late.

Dreamers of the Full Moon Coffee Shop

The Second Novel in the Internationally Bestselling Japanese Series

Best Wishes from The Full Moon Coffee Shop

From the bestselling author of the Japanese sensation The Full Moon Coffee Shop, this charming and heartfelt standalone novel brings more lost souls to the enchanted café—where they might find some help from the cats who run it. Under the energetic star of Neptune the doors to people’s hearts are opening... In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they'll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a bright moon. Under one such moon in August, Neptune pays the Full Moon Coffee Shop a visit, taking the form of a beautiful human called Sala. Sala’s special talent is giving people dreams and helping them to open their hearts. As the cats work with Sala, they find new ways to guide people as their customers face personal conflict. When Satsuki, returning home after she spent three years away with minimal contact, decides to introduce her new boyfriend to her mother Fujiko, she learns an unexpected truth about her family’s past. Meanwhile, Fujiko is struggling to come to terms with her true feelings about her place in life and author Wataru is facing writer’s block after years of success. Can Sala and the cats help Fujiko and Wataru open their hearts? Beautifully weaving together three people in a story about love in all forms, this heartwarming novel in the USA Today bestselling series highlights the importance of being true to oneself and recognizing one’s innermost feelings.

WHAT IS YOUR ONE TRUE WISH? The INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING Japanese phenomenon translated into 20 languages Satomi is torn between her career in Tokyo and her relationship with her country-loving boyfriend, who plans to propose on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, Koyuki, Satomi's lowly intern, has been playing the role of the good girl, pretending to love her stepfather ever since her real father passed away last Christmas. Satomi's sister-in-law, Junko, who lives in a small town with her husband and their toddler, Ayu, has a strained relationship with her abusive father who she hasn't seen since university. Her brother also left home after a particularly big fight. When their father becomes ill, both siblings return home - and discover something they never knew about him. What are they truly wishing for? In THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP: ONE TRUE WISH the characters confront their past and present struggles while trying to find happiness and contentment in their lives.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars. “Mochizuki dazzles in her beautifully crafted contemporary fantasy debut. . . . This gentle fantasy is not to be missed.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review (Best Books of the Year) In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they’ll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and it seemingly appears at random. It’s also run by talking cats. While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes and coffees and teas, the cats also consult their star charts, offering cryptic wisdom, and letting them know where their lives veered off course. Every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. For a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist, and a technologically challenged website designer, the coffee shop’s feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. For there is a very special reason the shop appeared to each of them . . .

The Full Moon Coffee Shop 3

The #1 Globally Bestselling Healing Series

After the New Year, Yilin Jing comes to the Komatsu Detective Agency with a request. She wants to hire the trio as guides and bodyguards for the daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who is visiting Kyoto in secret. Kiyotaka is forced to accept the request against his will, but luckily, Aoi comes to save the tour from becoming a total disaster. Everything seems to be going well at first, but before long, they find themselves caught up in an extraordinary incident!

Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 18

Kiyotaka and Aoi are back from New York and enjoying their return to daily life at Kura. One day, they’re visited by Kurisu Aigasa, a mystery author they solved an attempted murder case for in the past. She wants them to read a new novel she’s written—with the protagonists modeled after some very familiar faces! Set in Kyoto in the early Showa period, The Tragedy of the Grand Family follows the detective Kiyotaka and his student Akihito as they try to solve the mystery of an extremely wealthy family.

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