The Woman, the Boy and the Whale

By the author of the bestselling THE CONVENIENCE STORE BY THE SEA
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The mega bestselling winner of the Japan Booksellers' Award: a deeply moving story of survival and found family.

Readers 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 *****

HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD
THE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE JAPAN BOOKSELLERS' AWARD
MADE INTO AN AWARD-NOMINATED FILM

Emotional rescue is a two-way street

Kiko 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.