<span style="">THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FEELGOOD JAPANESE NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">Over 1.4 million copies sold in Japan</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">'You will be wrapped in laughter and tears' Reader review*****</span><br><span style="">'What I love about it is its Kindness' Reader review*****</span><br><span style="">'I wanted to tap the shoulders of the characters' Reader review*****</span><br><span style="">‘Imagine Murder on the Orient Express without the untimely fatalities and you'll be halfway towards this cosy and affecting read' Harper's Bazaar</span><br><span style="">_________</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">The contents of each traveller's heart is a mystery known only to themselves</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">Trundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades.</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">Over the course of a single journey in springtime, and the return journey six months later just as the leaves begin to fall:</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">- a young man meets the woman who happens to take out the last copy of the library book he was about to borrow;</span><br><span style="">- an angry wedding guest dresses in a white gown to upstage the bride;</span><br><span style="">- a university student leaves home for the first time;</span><br><span style="">- a twenty-something finally grows the courage to walk away from an abusive partner</span><br><span style="">- a widow learns independence, as she and her granddaughter discuss their new dog.</span><br><span style=""><br></span><br><span style="">As the seasons and the landscapes change, passengers jostle and connect, as this timeless train carries each one forward towards the person they intend to become.</span>