A JAPANESE MODERN CLASSIC<\/b><\/p>\n
Discover the original and moving literary gem for fans of Banana Yoshimoto and Kawaguchi’s BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD<\/p>\n
What if you could come back after death to watch over your loved one, installing yourself in a treasured mug, for example, or perhaps your mother’s hearing aid, a diary, or even a climbing frame, to feel the clambering limbs of a beloved sister?<\/p>\n
Eleven recently deceased protagonists find themselves floating in the afterlife where a nameless ghost offers them a joyous reunion with their loved ones.<\/p>\n
But not as you would expect.<\/p>\n
In a world where souls linger restlessly around after death, unwilling to depart, The Soul Catchers<\/i> is a comforting, witty, and surprisingly sensual take on the Japanese folk belief that objects can be inhabited by human presences. Utterly charming and feelgood, Higashi’s classic is an original exploration of our eternal reluctance to let go.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Signed Hardback | Naoko Higashida \u2013 The Soul-Catchers<\/p>\n
Secure a signed hardback copy of The Soul-Catchers<\/em> by Naoko Higashida, available now. From the internationally acclaimed author of The Reason I Jump<\/em>, this highly anticipated new release is expected to be in strong demand, with signed copies especially sought after by readers and collectors.<\/p>\n Supplied by an independent UK bookshop and carefully packaged to protect its collectible condition.<\/p>\n What if you could come back after death to watch over your loved one, installing yourself in a treasured mug, for example, or perhaps your mother’s hearing aid, a diary, or even a climbing frame, to feel the clambering limbs of a beloved sister? Eleven recently deceased protagonists find themselves floating in the afterlife where a nameless ghost offers them a joyous reunion with their loved ones. But not as you would expect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[216,26102,16450],"product_tag":[27024,328,27025,27026,26861,26830,599],"class_list":{"0":"post-113489","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-fiction-hardback","6":"product_cat-signed-and-special-editions","7":"product_cat-website-home-page-carousel","8":"product_tag-narrative-theme-death","9":"product_tag-fiction-in-translation","10":"product_tag-grief","11":"product_tag-loss","12":"product_tag-magical-realism","13":"product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction","14":"product_tag-short-stories","15":"pa_book_author-higashi-naoko","16":"pa_cover-hardback","17":"pa_dewey-895-636-edition23","18":"pa_edition-hardback-original","19":"pa_imprint-doubleday","20":"pa_language-english","21":"pa_pages-8348","22":"pa_publisher-doubleday","23":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","25":"first","26":"instock","27":"sale","28":"sold-individually","29":"taxable","30":"shipping-taxable","31":"purchasable","32":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n