| Record Number |
907319 |
| ISBN |
9781786583123 (paperback) |
| 9781786583116 (hardback) |
| Author |
Imai Messina, Laura author. |
| Title |
The library of heartbeats / by Laura Imai Messina ; translated from the Italian by Lucy Rand. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Manilla Press, 2024. |
| ©2024 |
| Pagination etc. |
382 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents note |
First published in Italian as 'L'Isola dei battiti del cuore' in 2022 by Piemme. |
| Summary Note |
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. |
| Language note |
In English, translated from the Italian. |
| Subject |
Libraries -- Fiction |
| Children -- Fiction |
| Happiness -- Fiction |
| Illustrators -- Fiction |
| Te-shima (Japan) -- Fiction |
| Japan -- Fiction |
| Added Author |
Rand, Lucy translator. |
| Shelf Location |
F IMAI |
