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For fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD, fairy tale and magic are weaved together in sparse language that belies a flooring emotional punch. 'Strange and beautiful. Imagine the offspring of The Wind-up Bird Chronicle with The Virgin Suicides' GUARDIAN Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami How can you save your friend's life if she doesn't want to be rescued? In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining. At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues leading to a hidden room where one of them will be granted a wish. But there's a catch: if they don't leave the castle by five o'clock, they will be punished. As time passes, a devastating truth emerges: only those brave enough to share their stories will be saved. Tender, playful, gripping, LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR is a mesmerizing tale about the importance of reaching out, confronting anxiety and embracing human connection.
- : Mizuki Tsujimura
- : Penguin Books Uk
- : 9781529176667
- : Engels
- : Paperback
- : 400
- : september 2022
- : 254
- : 197 x 130 x 26 mm.
- : Hedendaagse fantasy; Japans; Magisch realisme; Moderne en hedendaagse fictie; Omgaan met geestelijke gezondheidsproblemen; Sciencefiction; Tokyo; Verhalend thema: coming of age; Verhalend thema: interior life; Verhalend thema: liefde en relaties; Vertaalde fictie