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Water Moon

By: Samantha Sotto Yambao
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
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Publisher's summary

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike and enchanting fantasy novel.

“Endlessly inventive . . . A spellbinding journey into a magical Ghibli-esque world.”—A. Y. Chao, author of Shanghai Immortal

On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.

Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen, and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike its other customers, for he offers help instead of seeking it.

Together, they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice—by way of rain puddles, rides on paper cranes, the bridge between midnight and morning, and a night market in the clouds.

But as they get closer to the truth, Hana must reveal a secret of her own—and risk making a choice that she will never be able to take back.

©2024 Samantha Sotto Yambao (P)2024 Random House Audio
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance
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Critic reviews

Water Moon is unlike anything I’ve ever read, full of wonders and terrors . . . a haunting, half-remembered dream of a book.”—Gareth Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Doors

“Full of adventure and marvelous creativity, Water Moon surprises and delights with every turn of the page. I didn’t want to leave this fascinating world. Samantha Sotto Yambao has written an inventive, refreshing fantasy.”—Megan Bannen, bestselling author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

“A spellbinding journey into a magical Ghibliesque world where regrets and memories can be bartered, where appearances are not what they seem, and where dreams, free will, and destiny are pitted against fate . . . Endlessly inventive, this haunting and enchanting tale is not to be missed.”—A. Y. Chao, author of Shanghai Immortal

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