Lonely castle in the mirror / Mizuki Tsujimura; translated by Philip Gabriel.
By: Tsujimura, Mizuki
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Contributor(s): Gabriel, Philip [translator].
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BookPlace of publication: New York, NYPublisher: Erewhon BooksDate of publication: 2023Description: 366 pages: partly illustrated, 21 cm.ISBN: 9781645660743.Subject(s): Anxiety in adolescence -- Fiction | Castles -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Space and time -- Fiction | Teenagers -- Japan -- FictionDDC classification: F T882 2023 LON Summary: Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro hides in her bedroom, unable to face her family or friends. As she spirals into despair, her mirror begins to shine; with a touch, Kokoro is pulled from her lonely life into a fairytale castle guarded by a strange girl in a wolf mask.
The castle has a hidden room that can grant a single wish, but there are rules to be followed, and breaking them will have dire consequences. As Kokoro and six other students spend more time in their new sanctuary, they begin to unlock the castle's secrets and tentatively, each other's.
Tsujimura paints an intricate portrait of a cycle of loneliness that can only be broken by friendship, empathy, and sacrifice. Mesmerizing and heart-warming, Lonely Castle in the Mirror reveals the unexpected rewards of embracing human connection.
(From the back cover)
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Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro hides in her bedroom, unable to face her family or friends. As she spirals into despair, her mirror begins to shine; with a touch, Kokoro is pulled from her lonely life into a fairytale castle guarded by a strange girl in a wolf mask.
The castle has a hidden room that can grant a single wish, but there are rules to be followed, and breaking them will have dire consequences. As Kokoro and six other students spend more time in their new sanctuary, they begin to unlock the castle's secrets and tentatively, each other's.
Tsujimura paints an intricate portrait of a cycle of loneliness that can only be broken by friendship, empathy, and sacrifice. Mesmerizing and heart-warming, Lonely Castle in the Mirror reveals the unexpected rewards of embracing human connection.
(From the back cover)
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