I came across this book somewhere between an early morning writing class and a tube station near my old work. I like to go to the class when my schedule and the stars align because it starts before the city wakes and ends in time for work. I’d had a particularly good session and felt pretty inspired so when I spied a stand through the window of Foyles showcasing female authors I couldn’t resist sticking my head in. And it was there that I found Strange Weather in Tokyo by Japanese author, Hiromi Kawakami.
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I came across The Moth while browsing the stand alone displays of one bookshop or another and something about the cover commanded me to stop in my tracks. Perhaps it was the promise of an introduction by Neil Gaiman or maybe my own inner moth was drawn to the golden glow of the lightbulb suspended front and centre on the cover. Whatever it was that cast its spell on me, moreso than all the other books on display I had to know more.
Tales of adventure 