The library of heartbeats : to find out what you have lost you must listen to your heart /
by Imai Messina, Laura; Rand, Lucy.
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BookPublisher: London : Manilla Press, 2024Description: 382 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781786583116 (hbk.) :; 1786583119 (hbk.) :.Uniform titles: Isola dei battiti del cuore. English.Subject(s): Fiction in translation | General Fiction | Modern & contemporary fiction | Fiction in translation | Te-shima (Japan) -- FictionSummary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003119175X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | In transit from Southport Library to Formby Library since 12/10/2024 | 003119173X | ||||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003119174X |
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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.
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