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Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
Paperback Published on: 03/04/2025; Language: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)
Price: £14.99
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A thoughtful and original read - recommended!
Inevitably, this will draw comparisons with the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, although going by the publishing information at the start of Lost Souls... READ MORE
Brilliant, Tragic, and Thought-Provoking
“Being a witness to a person’s pain isn’t something you can do half-heartedly.” Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon, Mizuki Tsujimura
If you could have on... READ MORE
Beautifully written, easy read that feels so very human
Each chapter of Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon features a different character looking to set up a meeting with somebody who has recently died . It is be... READ MORE
Filled with love, sorrow and depth
'When a life is lost, who did it belong to? What were those left behind meant to do with the incomprehensible, inescapable loss?'
In "Lost Souls Meet Un... READ MORE
Synopsis
'I bring together the living and the departed. I am the Go-Between.'
When Hirase, a young woman from Tokyo, arranges an appointment with the Go-Between, she doesn't expect a teenager to show up. Dressed preppy-style in a duffel coat and carrying a notebook, he invites the dead back into the real world - at least, this is what Hirase has pieced together from his website page.
Ushered into a luxury hotel to await her meeting, the Go-Between lays down the ground-rules: the reunion lasts one evening under a full moon; the dead person cannot be called back by anyone else, and may refuse to meet.
Four more characters will go to a reunion:
- a woman struggling with low self-worth finds the TV star who once helped her
- an elder son, regretful of his greed, sees his deceased mother
- a young woman reunites with the rival whose death she deliberately caused
- a weary salary man meets to solve the mystery of his missing girlfriend
With each gripping story, clues are scattered like gems for the reader to piece together the emotional truth behind Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
- ISBN: 9780857529657
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 215 x 135 x 24 mm
- Weight: 324g
- Languages: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)
Customer Reviews
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I enjoyed the concept of this book!
I thought it was going to be very similar to Before The Coffee Gets Cold (which I loooove) but whereas it shares sim... READ MORE
Comforting and endearing read
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon by Mizuki Tsujimura is a collection of interconnected stories, all linked by a mysterious “Go-Between” service that allow... READ MORE
Beautiful Stories of Love, Loss, and Closure
This book brought to mind Before the Coffee Gets Cold, with its heartwarming exploration of coming to terms with the loss of a loved one. It tells five dis... READ MORE
A beautiful way of saying goodbye and dealing with grief
"When a life was lost, who did it belong to? What were those left behind meant to do with the incomprehensible, inescapable loss?"
Is it selfish wan... READ MORE
Quite unexpected, less cozy than you'd think
This book tells four stories of interlinked characters, so it felt both like anthology but also a whole book at once. I do like the sentimental value and e... READ MORE
Reflective and sensitive
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon is a collection of interconnected short stories reminiscent of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. I preferred it to other simil... READ MORE
What an absolutely touching novel.
What an absolutely touching novel. The novel is about people who want to speak with someone who has died. The novel is divided into five sections, and we f... READ MORE
Sweet but not substantial
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon continues the trend of Before the Coffee Gets Cold readalikes. Again, we have a mechanism through which people can do som... READ MORE
Lost Souls Meet Under A Full Moon is a lovely piece of fiction that gives us a glimpse into the lives of its characters and their grief.
Other themes are also explored, such as guilt, obligation and jealousy. As the book is separated into episodes we meet quite a few characters but their sto... READ MORE
Great author great book
Once again a phenomenal book from a great author. I have heard that this is the first of a series and I certainly hope so as it has all the hallmarks of a ... READ MORE
A compelling read
Beautiful stories that comes full circle
I was originally introduced to Tsujimura’s works through the movie adaptation of Lonely Castle in the Mirror. Since then, I’ve been meaning to read her boo... READ MORE
Who would you like to see from the after life?
This is the question which has been taunting me after finishing this book. 4 different stories have opened up my eyes and left me contemplating about my p... READ MORE
A beautiful and emotional read
I absolutely adored this book and flew through it in two days! This is perfect for fans of ‘Before the coffee gets cold’ - I would even argue that I found ... READ MORE
Beautiful…
Was so excited to get a copy via NetGalley as I love this author. I wasn’t disappointed. I read it during a flight, and then also during the night as I wan... READ MORE
Four stars!
A mesmerising and deeply moving exploration of grief, memory and the connections that transcend life and death.
When Hirase seeks out the mysterious Go-... READ MORE
An exemplar of this type of book - recommended
A series of individuals get the chance to meet someone who has died for one more night. There are a number of books published recently in this style so why... READ MORE
Complex and beautiful
I read this on recommendation after Before the Coffee Gets Cold and honestly I might have loved this even more. There is a quiet weight to each of these st... READ MORE
Excellent Magical Realism
5/5 stars!
A very enjoyable read
A collection of interconnected stories featuring a go-between acting to arrange meetings between the living and the dead. Each character's story is emotio... READ MORE
Four stars!
A mesmerising and deeply moving exploration of grief, memory and the connections that transcend life and death.
When Hirase seeks out the mysterious Go-... READ MORE
Emotional rollercoaster through grief, loss, and the celebration of life.
This is an excellent and emotional book about the 'go-between', a service that allows the living to speak with the dead.
Told in five parts, the first ... READ MORE
Incisive magical realism
What if you could meet a loved one after their death? They would be the only person you could ever meet who had passed away, and they might not want to mee... READ MORE