Messina, Laura Imai
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
- ISBN 13:
- 9781419754319
- author:
- Messina, Laura Imai
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Overlook Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 20.1 x 13.7 x 2.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina is a poignant novel about the power of grief and the human spirit. Inspired by a real phone booth in Japan, this story follows Yui as she navigates the aftermath of a devastating tsunami that claims the lives of her mother and daughter.
As Yui struggles to come to terms with her loss, she discovers a disused telephone booth that has become a place of solace for others who have lost loved ones. There, people find the strength to speak to their deceased and begin the process of healing. Yui makes a pilgrimage to the phone booth, but finds herself drawn to a man named Takeshi, who is also struggling to cope with his own grief.
This moving novel explores the complexities of grief and the ways in which it can both destroy and heal us. With its unique and powerful premise, The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World is a heart-wrenching and ultimately uplifting story about the human capacity for resilience and survival.
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