'GOOD FOR THE SOUL' iNews'MESMERISING' Sunday Post'LYRICAL' iPaper"TENDER AND MOVING' Woman's
OwnA POWERFUL MOVING NOVEL OF GRIEF HOPE FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE BASED ON A REAL HEARTBEAT
ARCHIVE ON AN ISLAND IN JAPAN. To find what you have lost you must listen to your heart . . .
On 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. Several miles away in the ancient city of Kamakura two lonely souls meet: Shuichi a
forty-year-old illustrator who returns to his home-town 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. Day 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 . . . PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR AND THE PHONE BOX AT THE EDGE OF THE
WORLD:'Absolutely breathtaking' Christy Lefteri Sunday Times bestselling author of The
Beekeeper of Aleppo'A moving and uplifting anatomisation of grief' Sunday Times'Strangely
beautiful uplifting and memorable it's a book to savour' Choice Book of the Month'A poignant
atmospheric novel' Daily Mail'A striking haiku of the human heart' The Times'Beautiful. A
message of hope for anyone who is lost frightened or grieving' Clare Mackintosh'Incredibly
moving. It will break your heart and soothe your soul' Stacey Halls'Mesmerising . . . beautiful
. . . a joy to read' Joanna Glen Costa shortlisted author of The Other Half of Augusta
Hope'Spare and poetic this beautiful book is both a small quiet love story and a vast
expansive meditation on grieving and loss' Heat'A perfect poignant read' Woman & Home
