"Sweet and delicious!" —Sarah Beth Durst New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop
"Delightful." —Samantha Sotto Yambao New York Times bestselling author of Water Moon In
this charming fable-like book from Japan a fox spirit sells magical confections to troubled
humans only for them to get a little more than they bargained for. Welcome. We don't get
many humans here. In a cozy night alley lies a very special store. It's only open between the
full moon and the new moon and accessible only to yokai and those vulnerable through a gap in
the trees that leads to Gloaming Lane. It's shelves are full of wagashi and each candy cures
an ailment of the heart or the mind. They will give you what you most desire but not always in
the way you expect. From the young woman who craves more quality time with her boyfriend and
the man who yearns to be invisible to the friends grappling with long-buried resentments each
customer will learn a valuable lesson be it with the "All-Is-Revealed Chestnut Monaka" or the
"Surrogate Caramels." But who is the mysterious proprietor behind them? And why does his
shadow feature a pair of fox ears? Surely not a tail ? If he is a half-fox spirit so be it.
But why is he so stern about each candy's "dosage"? Patience. Like the center of a gooey
caramel the best things take time to reveal themselves.
