Set against the backdrop of 1911 Nagasaki, the narrative intertwines the life of a young woman with that of 17-year-old Adam, who grapples with heartbreak after a breakup. As he uncovers a diary in his attic, Adam becomes captivated by the woman's poignant experiences and emotions, leading to an unexpected connection that transcends time. The haunting presence of the woman adds a mystical layer to his journey of self-discovery, love, and longing, mirroring the themes of Puccini's Madame Butterfly.
A dazzling debut. Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time and an earthquake that shook a nation.There's a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls.Sora hates the catfish whose rolling caused an earthquake so powerful it cracked time itself. It destroyed her home and took her mother. Now Sora and her scientist father live close to the zones - the wild and abandoned places where time runs faster or slower than normal. Sora is sensitive to the shifts, and her father recruits her help in exploring these liminal spaces.But it's dangerous there - and as she strays further inside in search of her mother, she finds that time distorts, memories fracture and shadows, a glimmer of things not entirely human, linger. After Sora's father goes missing, she has no choice but to venture into uncharted spaces within the time zones to find him, her mother and perhaps even the catfish itself...Stylish, accomplished and thought-provoking story-telling explores themes of identity, philosophy, science, ecology, life, loss and love. For 14+
Pod japonským súostrovím žije obrovský sumec, ktorého pohyby vyvolávajú otrasy. Sedemnásťročná Sora ho nenávidí. Pred siedmimi rokmi jej vzal mamu.Namazu vtedy spôsobil zemetrasenie, ktoré pripravilo o domov stovky ľudí. Navyše sa narušil čas: po celom Japonsku vznikli zvláštne zóny, kde plynie rýchlejšie alebo pomalšie. Nikto netuší, aké hrozby tieto miesta skrývajú ani aké následky má dlhodobý pobyt v nich. Sora a jej otec, posadnutý ich výskumom, sa do zón však stále vracajú. Na opustených územiach objavujú desivé tiene zaseknuté v čase i smútkom nasiaknutú nádej ukrytú hlboko vo svojom vnútri. Keď zrazu zmizne aj Sorin otec, Sora nemá na výber. Musí prekročiť hranice zakázaného, aby našla otca, mamu... a možno aj samotného sumca.Oceňovaný YA román, ktorý majstrovsky kombinuje prvky magického realizmu a sci-fi, vás vtiahne do strhujúceho príbehu o rodine, pamäti a odhodlaní čeliť osudovým výzvam.
