Songs for Ghosts

''A beautiful and highly original voice'' Observer''A deeply satisfying read'' Irish Times''Pure captivation from one of Ireland’s rising talents'' Irish ExaminerFrom Catfish Rolling''s Clara Kuma ...

''A beautiful and highly original voice'' Observer''A deeply satisfying read'' Irish Times''Pure captivation from one of Ireland’s rising talents'' Irish ExaminerFrom Catfish Rolling''s Clara Kumagai, a second novel full of longing, love and heartbreak, inspired by Puccini''s Madame Butterfly.Turn the page, strike a chord.There are restless ghosts to be appeased...When Japanese-American teenager, Adam, discovers a diary in his attic, he is enthralled by its account of a young Japanese woman’s life. A hundred years separate them yet she, like Adam, is caught between cultures, relationships and