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Erewhon Books
October 2023
On Sale: September 26, 2023
384 pages
ISBN: 1645660745
EAN: 9781645660743
Kindle: B09F8HWRL2
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Fantasy Magical Realism
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!
A Studio
Ghibli-esque work of Japanese translation “that lays
bare the anxieties and desperation—and the small
triumphs—of adolescence” (Locus), for fans of
Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven.
Seven
students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-
like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle fantasy and
compassionate insight.
Bullied to the point of
dropping out of school, Kokoro’s days blur together as
she hides in her bedroom, unable to face her family or
friends. As she spirals into despair, her mirror begins to
shine; with a touch, Kokoro is pulled from her lonely life
into a resplendent, bizarre fairytale castle guarded by a
strange girl in a wolf mask. Six other students have been
brought to the castle, and soon this marvelous refuge
becomes their playground.
The castle has a
hidden room that can grant a single wish, but there are
rules to be followed, and breaking them will have dire
consequences. As Kokoro and her new acquaintances spend more
time in their new sanctuary, they begin to unlock the
castle’s secrets and, tentatively, each
other’s.
Lonely Castle in the
Mirror is a mesmerizing, heart-warming novel about the
unexpected rewards of embracing human connection.
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