Woman, the Boy and the Whale

By the author of the bestselling THE CONVENIENCE STORE BY THE SEA, for fans of Matt Haig and BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD__________________The mega bestselling winner of the Japan Booksellers' Award: a deeply moving novel about trauma, connection, and the courage to begin againReaders adore THE WOMAN, THE BOY AND THE WHALE:'If you have to work tomorrow, don't read this, since your eyes will be swollen up the next day. I read this in a single sitting and it saved me from the loneliness I had in my heart' Reader review *****'A wonderful, beautiful story of what is both ugly and precious about humanity, filled with what we need most' Reader review *****MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE JAPAN BOOKSELLERS' AWARDMADE INTO AN AWARD-NOMINATED FILMSome voices go unheard. This is what happens when one is finally foundKiko has run away from her Tokyo life to a rural village by the sea and rumours are flying among the locals about this mysterious newcomer. When she comes across an abandoned boy who is unable to speak, an unusual bond develops as she shares a tale of the lonely whale whose song is too high-pitched for others to hear. While she unpicks the boy's story, and he unravels hers, a gripping and powerful history of strength, survival and finding your voice begins to unfold.