By the author of the bestselling THE CONVENIENCE STORE BY THE SEAYour next read for fans of ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT and MY GLORY - the bestselling winner of the Japan Booksellers' Award: 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 SOLDTHE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE JAPAN BOOKSELLERS' AWARDMADE INTO AN AWARD-NOMINATED FILMEmotional rescue is a two-way streetKiko 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.