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Description
'A beautiful and highly original voice' Observer
'A deeply satisfying read' Irish Times
'Pure captivation from one of Ireland's rising talents' Irish Examiner
From Catfish Rolling's Clara Kumagai, a second novel full of longing, love and heartbreak, inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly.
Turn the page, strike a chord.
There are restless ghosts to be appeased...
When Japanese-American teenager, Adam, discovers a diary in his attic, he is enthralled by its account of a young Japanese woman's life. A hundred years separate them yet she, like Adam, is caught between cultures, relationships and heartbreak.
She also writes of the ghosts that have begun to seek her out, which Adam dismisses as fantasy – until he too, begins to be haunted. It leads him to Nagasaki, trying to solve the mystery of the diary, and his own identity.
And the ghosts gather...
Product details
Published | 06 Mar 2025 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 464 |
ISBN | 9781803288086 |
Imprint | Zephyr |
Dimensions | 216 x 135 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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'An evocative story of love, history and identity, Kumagai's bewitching blend of lyricism and magical realism makes for a beautiful and highly original voice'
Observer
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'This novel is a beautiful tale of love, family and identity... The author masterfully creates a tale spanning multiple generations, with revelations that will leave readers truly gripped.'
Inis Magazine
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[An] unforgettable tale of culture and identity through the generations... pure captivation from one of Ireland's rising talents
Irish Examiner
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[A] smart, nuanced inversatigation of identity, heritage and heartbreak... A deeply satisfying read
Irish Times
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'Songs for Ghosts is a thing of beauty, of echoes and of memory. A novel to break the heart wide open.'
Patricia Forde, Ireland's Children's Laureate
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'Spanning multiple generations, with revelations that will leave readers truly gripped, this novel is a beautiful tale of love, family and identity'
Children's Books Ireland, Read with Pride Guide