{"product_id":"the-library-of-heartbeats-laura-imai-imai-messina","title":"The Library of Heartbeats (Laura Imai Imai Messina)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'GOOD FOR THE SOUL' \u003ci\u003eiNews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'MESMERISING' \u003ci\u003eSunday Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'LYRICAL' \u003ci\u003eiPaper\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"TENDER AND MOVING' \u003ci\u003eWoman's Own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA POWERFUL, MOVING NOVEL OF GRIEF, HOPE, FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE BASED ON A REAL HEARTBEAT ARCHIVE ON AN ISLAND IN JAPAN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo find what you have lost, you must listen to your heart . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDay 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 . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR AND \u003ci\u003eTHE PHONE BOX AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely breathtaking' Christy Lefteri, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A moving and uplifting anatomisation of grief' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Strangely beautiful, uplifting and memorable, it's a book to savour' \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A poignant, atmospheric novel' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A striking haiku of the human heart' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful. A message of hope for anyone who is lost, frightened or grieving' Clare Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incredibly moving. It will break your heart and soothe your soul' Stacey Halls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mesmerising . . . beautiful . . . a joy to read' Joanna Glen, Costa shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Half of Augusta Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spare and poetic, this beautiful book is both a small, quiet love story and a vast expansive meditation on grieving and loss' \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A perfect poignant read' \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Imai Messina\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Rome and moved to Tokyo at the age of 23. Her international bestselling novel The Phone Box at the Edge of the World was published in 31 countries. Laura teaches at some of the most prestigious Japanese universities, as well as\u003cbr\u003ewriting for newspapers and working with the Japanese National TV Channel NHK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Rand (Translator)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Rand was shortlisted for the TA First Translation Prize for The Phone Box at the Edge of the World which she translated while living in Japan. She has also translated novels by Italian authors Paolo Milone, Irene Graziosi and Emanuela Anechoum. She now lives in Norwich.\u003c\/p\u003e\nLucy Rand is an editor and translator of Italian fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Phone Box at the Edge of the World \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Library of Heartbeats \u003c\/i\u003eby Laura Imai Messina\u003ci\u003e, The Art of Binding People \u003c\/i\u003eby Paolo Milone and \u003ci\u003eTangerinn \u003c\/i\u003eby Emanuela Anechoum. 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