01302nam a22002177a 4500 OSt 20251215015236.0 251212b |||||||| |||| 00| 1 eng d 9781419772498 GZK Library English FP2024/01 Messina, Laura Imai the heartbeat library English edition United States : The Overlook Press, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2024 383p., 14cmx22cm On the peaceful Japanese island of Teshima there is a library where the hearbeats of visitors from all around the world are collected. In this small, isolated building, the pulses of people who are still alive or have already passed away continue to echo. Several miles away, in the ancient city of Kamakura,two lonely souls meet : Shūichi, a forty-year old illustrator, who returns to his hometown to fix up the house of his recently deceased mother, and eight-year old Kenta, a child he finds wandering like a shadow around it. Day by day, the trust between Shūichi and Kenta grows until they discover they share a bond that will tie them for life. Their journey will lead to them to Teshima and to the library of heartbeats... Rand, Lucy Translator Custom FP 0 1281 1281 0 0 Custom 0 0 GZKL GZKL 2025-12-12 0 FP2024/01 2025-1450 2025-12-12 05:53:56 2025-12-12 FP