Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being
Paperback
(Canongate Canons March 7, 2019)
, Main - Canons edition
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.
- ISBN
- 1786893908 / 9781786893901
- Pages
- 432
- Weight
- 10.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 1.0 in.