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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025

The astonishing story of one family swept up in the tides of the twentieth century, ranging from post-war Japan to suburban America and the North Korean regime. One evening, ten-year-old Louisa and her father, Serk, take a walk out on the breakwater. They are spending the summer in a coastal Japanese town. Hours later, Louisa wakes on the beach, soaked to the skin.

Her father is missing: presumably drowned. This sudden event shatters their small family. As Louisa and her American mother return to the US, Serk’s disappearance reverberates across time and space, and the mystery of what really happened that night slowly unravels…

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Publication: 26 Feb 2026, Vintage
ISBN: 9781529932515
Extent: 528 pages

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        Description

        SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025

        The astonishing story of one family swept up in the tides of the twentieth century, ranging from post-war Japan to suburban America and the North Korean regime. One evening, ten-year-old Louisa and her father, Serk, take a walk out on the breakwater. They are spending the summer in a coastal Japanese town. Hours later, Louisa wakes on the beach, soaked to the skin.

        Her father is missing: presumably drowned. This sudden event shatters their small family. As Louisa and her American mother return to the US, Serk’s disappearance reverberates across time and space, and the mystery of what really happened that night slowly unravels…

        Paperback
        Publication: 26 Feb 2026, Vintage
        ISBN: 9781529932515
        Extent: 528 pages

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