Description
Before the hospital, we had often raised our hands towards each other as we’d gone through life together.
A man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the world go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps onto a wall; cherry blossom petals fall, softly, to the ground. Life, momentarily, stands still. Our unnamed narrator is preparing to visit his terminally ill wife in hospital.
A prize-winning bestseller in Japan, Beautiful Distance is a profoundly affecting and intimate story that looks with honesty and tenderness at the journey towards the end of a life. It explores what family means, how we think about death, and the power of quiet acts of love.
‘Readers will cry, and smile, and hold their family close.’ Sarah Jessica Parker
‘Beautiful Distance is a gem of a book – tender, devastating, and beautifully written, it speaks of the experience of caring and love in their purest forms, in a way that touched me deeply. It will stay with me for a long time.’ Cecile Pin
‘Quietly moving, sad, surprising . . . it all felt so true to life.’ Sharlene Teo
‘Beautiful.’ Jessica Stanley
Paperback
Publication: 9 Apr 2026, Daunt Books
ISBN: 9781917092623
Extent: 144 pages
