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Songs for Ghosts

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'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 12 Mar 2026
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 432
ISBN 9781803288093
Imprint Zephyr
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Clara Kumagai

Clara Kumagai is from Ireland, Japan and Canada. C…

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