The instant Sunday Times bestseller! Shortlisted for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing
Prize 'Full of adventure and marvellous creativity Water Moon surprises and delights with
every turn of the page' -- Megan Bannen bestselling author of The Undertaking of Hart and
Mercy Would you rewrite your destiny if it meant losing a part of your past? On a
backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop but not everyone can find it. Most will see only a cosy
ramen restaurant. And just the chosen ones - those who are lost - will find a place to pawn
their life choices and deepest regrets. Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the
pawnshop's new owner to find it ransacked the shop's most precious acquisition stolen and her
father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger quite unlike other
customers. For he offers help instead of seeking it. Together they must journey through a
mystical world to find Hana's father and the stolen choice - through rain puddles hitching
rides on paper cranes across the bridge between midnight and morning and through a night
market in the clouds. But as they get closer to the truth Hana must reveal a secret of her
own - and risk making a choice she will never be able to take back. Step into the captivating
and romantic fantasy novel that will sweep you away on an unforgettable adventure - perfect for
fans of Studio Ghibli Erin Morgenstern and Before the Coffee Gets Cold ! * 'A
spell-binding journey into a magical Ghibli-esque world. Endlessly inventive this haunting and
enchanting tale is not to be missed.' --A.Y. Chao author of Shanghai Immortal ' Water Moon
is unlike anything I've ever read full of wonders and terrors...a haunting half-remembered
dream of a book.' --Gareth Brown Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Doors ' An
engaging dreamy fantasy with an atmosphere reminiscent of a Studio Ghibli production' --
Guardian ' Water Moon is a dreamy ethereal fantasy set in a fascinating faerie tale world
with appropriately dark corners. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki will love this one.' --Olivia Atwater
author of Half a Soul 'Whimsical poignant thought-provoking and wildly adventurous Water
Moon will bend your imagination in the very best of ways.' --Mikki Brammer author of The
Collected Regrets of Clover Readers are enchanted by Water Moon ! ' A unique and beautiful
fantasy novel' 'A whimsical and immersive [Studio] Ghibli-esque adventure' 'Every leg of the
journey unfolded with its own distinct charm' 'The world building [is] so exquisite' Instant
Sunday Times bestseller January 2024
