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HomeThe Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina

The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina

  • The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina

The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina

When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the March 11, 2011 tsunami, she begins to mark the passage of time from that date onward. When she hears about a man with an old telephone booth in his garden where people go to speak to their lost loved ones, she decides to make her own pilgrimage to the phone booth. Heartbreaking and heartwarming, this novel is the signpost pointing to the healing that can come after.

a headshot of author Laura Imai Messina next to the cover of her book, The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
  •  Last updated: September 8, 2023

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-The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina

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Asian Review of Books: The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World

"Inspired by a real telephone box located in the north-east of Japan comes The Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina."

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Kirkus Review: The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World

"A must-read."

Laura Imai Messina Biography

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Shelf Awareness Interview with Laura Imai Messina

"I came across the real-life Wind Phone [in Otsuchi, Japan] in 2011, when I had already lived in Japan for many years."

Yorkshire Times Interview with Laura Imai Messina

"The Phone Box At The Edge Of The World – Laura Imai Messina: A Finely Modulated Meditation Upon Grief."

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