The Lantern of Lost Memories

<p><b>A cosy, uplifting Japanese novel about rediscovering ourselves through our most cherished memories. For fans of <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold</i>.</b><br><br><b>If you could relive one day of your life, which would it be?</b><br><br>Imagine waking up in a cosy photo studio in the mountains, between this world and the next. A kind man hands you a hot drink and a stack of photographs, one from every day of your life. They capture your best days and your worst, memories you treasure and those you try to forget.<br><br>Then, you are asked to pick one photograph from each year to be placed in a beautiful Japanese lantern, to be set spinning so that your life will flash before your eyes.<br><br>Like our most thumbed-over photos, our favourite memories can be tarnished in time too, so Hirasaka guides the guests back in time to relive one special day over again, to take a fresh photo and find peace.<br><br><b>Reader's love Sanaka Hiiragi's <i>The Lantern of Lost Memories: </i><br><br>'If you love the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, you must read this'<br>'This book is a real treat for your soul'<br>'A comfort read I will turn to again and again'</b></p>