Water Moon

Author: Yambao, Samantha Sotto

Crime & mystery

Published on 16 January 2025 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 384 pages
162 x 242 x 36 | 600g

The instant Sunday Times bestseller!‘Full of adventure and marvellous creativity, Water Moon surprises and delights with every turn of the page -- Megan Bannen, bestselling author of The Undertaking of Hart and MercyWould you rewrite your destiny if it meant losing a part of your past?On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it.

Most will see only a cosy ramen restaurant. And just 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 pawnshops 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 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 – through rain puddles, hitching rides on paper cranes, across the bridge between midnight and morning and through 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 she will never be able to take back.

Step into the captivating and romantic fantasy novel that will sweep you away on an unforgettable adventure - perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli, Erin Morgenstern and Before the Coffee Gets Cold!*‘A spell-binding journey into a magical Ghibli-esque world. Endlessly inventive, this haunting and enchanting tale is not to be missed.’ --A.Y. Chao, author of Shanghai Immortal Water Moon is unlike anything Ive 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 DoorsAn engaging, dreamy fantasy with an atmosphere reminiscent of a Studio Ghibli production’ -- GuardianWater Moon is a dreamy, ethereal fantasy, set in a fascinating faerie tale world with appropriately dark corners. Fans of Hayao Miyazaki will love this one. --Olivia Atwater, author of Half a SoulWhimsical, poignant, thought-provoking, and wildly adventurous, Water Moon will bend your imagination in the very best of ways. --Mikki Brammer, author of The Collected Regrets of Clover Readers are enchanted by Water Moon!A unique and beautiful fantasy novelA whimsical and immersive [Studio] Ghibli-esque adventureEvery leg of the journey unfolded with its own distinct charmThe world building [is] so exquisiteInstant Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024