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[ASA Shipping] Just Starting Out (Release Date: August 7, 2026)【ASA配送】駆け出し（発売日：2026年8月7日）

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A Newcomer
 

The People of Shiraiya, the Brush and Ink Wholesaler (Continued)
 

By Kaname Nakajima
 

ISBN: 9784022652539
 

List Price: 990 yen (tax included)
 

Release Date: August 7, 2026
 

A6 format, paperback, 272 pages
 

Shiraiya, a brush and ink wholesaler in Nihonbashi, was struggling because it had failed to keep up with the changing times. Ichinosuke, the young heir, and Omiyo, an apprentice cook, enlist the help of a courtesan and a retired broker to devise an ingenious plan and confront Shiraiya’s greatest crisis yet! A delightful family novel by a master of historical fiction.
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