A Tale for the Time Being by Ozeki, Ruth

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Author: Ozeki, Ruth Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 2 June 2022 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canons' series.P aperback | 464 pages, No129 x 196 x 34 | 314g In the wake of the 2011 tsunami, Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of her beach home in British Columbia. Within it lies a diary that expresses the hopes, heartbreak and dreams of a young girl desperate for someone to understand her. Each turn of the page pulls Ruth deeper into the mystery of Nao's life, and forever changes her in a way neither could foresee.Weaving across continents and decades, A Tale for the Time Being is an extraordinary novel about our shared humanity and the search for home. Show more