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The Woman, the Boy and the Whale
  • Published: 4 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9781529946376
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $34.99
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The Woman, the Boy and the Whale

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2 Mar 2027
EBook
4 Mar 2027
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4 Mar 2027
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By the bestselling author of THE CONVENIENCE STORE BY THE SEA, a dark and moving story of cross-generational friendship and emotional rescue, set in a small seaside town.

Your next read for fans of ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT and MY GLORY - the bestselling winner of the Japan Booksellers' Award and author of THE CONVENIENCE STORE BY THE SEA: a deeply moving story of vulnerability and finding your voice as a woman fleeing hard times befriends a young boy who cannot speak.

Readers adore 52-HERTZ WHALES:

'If you have to work tomorrow, don't read this, since your eyes will be swollen up the next day. I read this in a single sitting and it saved me from the loneliness I had in my heart' Reader review *****

'A wonderful, beautiful story of what is both ugly and precious about humanity, filled with what we need most' Reader review *****

HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD
THE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE JAPAN BOOKSELLERS' AWARD
MADE INTO AN AWARD-NOMINATED FILM

Emotional rescue is a two-way street

Kiko has run away from her Tokyo life to a rural village by the sea and rumours are flying among the locals about this mysterious newcomer. When she comes across an abandoned boy who is unable to speak, an unusual bond develops as she shares a tale of the lonely whale whose voice is too high-pitched for others to hear. As she unpicks the boy's story, and he unravels hers, a gripping and powerful history of strength, survival and finding your voice begins to unfold.
  • Published: 4 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9781529946376
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $34.99
Categories:

About the author

Sonoko Machida

SONOKO MACHIDA won the influential Japan Booksellers’ Award in 2021 with her much-loved novel 52-Hertz Whales, retitled in English as The Woman, the Boy and the Whale, which has sold over one million copies in Japan alone and was made into powerful and hugely acclaimed film. This translation into English by Sam Bett is long awaited. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1980, Sonoko Machida graduated from school to become a hairdresser. While in her twenties, she realized she had a strong wish to write stories. Her most recent book to be translated into English is The Convenience Store by the Sea.
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Praise for The Woman, the Boy and the Whale

A love letter to those who've always felt out of step with the world, THE WOMAN, THE BOY, AND THE WHALE tackles difficult themes with heartfelt tenderness and gentle irreverence. Sonoko Machida’s empathetic rendering of her characters reminds us that everyone, flawed as they may appear, deserves compassion.

Mikki Brammer, author of THE COLLECTED REGRETS OF CLOVER