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A Tale for the Time Being: A NovelA brilliant, unforgettable novel from bestselling author Ruth Ozeki, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness Finalist for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be. In Tokyo, sixteen year old Nao has decided theres only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates bullying. But before she ends it

when they ruined everything

or trains and things that go

'Tense and emotional…A dark beating heart of a novel' GILLIAN McALLISTER

Channeling a child’s fanciful explanations (and begging for further speculation)

How did she get to the Sacred Sisterhood

rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit

heartfelt adventures

But more than forty years later

How can she tell Stacey that Scott just isn't interested without ruining their friendship and breaking Stacey's heart

Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness

and gruesome ghosts compose this compendium of confessions made in the dead of night

Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike