{"product_id":"the-library-of-heartbeats-a-sweeping-heartrending-japaneseset-novel-from-the-international-bestselling-author-of-the-phone-box-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781786583116","title":"The Library of Heartbeats: A sweeping, heart-rending Japanese-set novel from the international bestselling author of The Phone Box at the Edge of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBased on a real archive on an island in Japan, where people travel to record their heartbeats, \"The Heart's Invisible Furies\" is a powerful, moving novel of grief, hope, friendship, and love. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 January 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bonnier Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of The Phone Box at the Edge of the World comes a powerful, moving novel of grief, hope, friendship, and love, based around a real archive on an island in Japan, where people travel to record their heartbeats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo find what you have lost, you must listen to your heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the peaceful Japanese island of Teshima, there is a library of heartbeats, a place where the heartbeats of visitors from all around the world are collected. In this small, isolated building, the heartbeats of people who are still alive or have already passed away continue to echo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral miles away, in the ancient city of Kamakura, two lonely souls meet: Shuichi, a forty-year-old illustrator, who returns to his hometown to fix up the house of his recently deceased mother, and eight-year-old Kenta, a child who wanders like a shadow around Shuichi's house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDay by day, the trust between Shuichi and Kenta grows until they discover they share a bond that will tie them together for life. Their journey will lead them to Teshima and to the library of heartbeats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR AND THE PHONE BOX AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely breathtaking. Christy Lefteri, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving and uplifting anatomisation of grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunday Times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrangely beautiful, uplifting and memorable, it's a book to savour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoice, Book of the Month.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant, atmospheric novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaily Mail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA striking haiku of the human heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful. A message of hope for anyone who is lost, frightened, or grieving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClare Mackintosh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly moving. It will break your heart and soothe your soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStacey Halls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMesmerising. . . beautiful. . . a joy to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoanna Glen, Costa shortlisted au.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 508g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 145 x 224 x 38 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781786583116\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laura Imai Messina","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44967295680762,"sku":"9781786583116","price":12.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1704478093592_book.jpg?v=1704617944","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-library-of-heartbeats-a-sweeping-heartrending-japaneseset-novel-from-the-international-bestselling-author-of-the-phone-box-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781786583116","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}