¿ 'I'm in story heaven with this book.' Cecelia Ahern, author of¿ P.S. I Love You Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record,¿drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a¿writer is just a distant memory. With only the¿blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the¿passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of¿pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman¿with disfigured hands and a troubled past.¿Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste¿Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to¿teach him her craft, but as their