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The Library of Heartbeats

The Library of Heartbeats

by Laura Imai Messina

A sweeping, heart-rending novel from the international bestselling author of The Phone Box at the Edge of the World

Format
Paperback
Category
Fiction
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Publish Date
January 2024

From the international bestselling author of THE PHONE BOX AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: a powerful, moving novel of grief, hope, friendship and love based around a real archive on an island in Japan, where people travel to record their heartbeats.

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