Songs for Ghosts

Name: Songs for Ghosts
Brand: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781803288093
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Clara Kumagai

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From Catfish Rolling's Clara Kumagai, a second novel full of longing, love and heartbreak, inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly. Seventeen-year-old Adam has just broken up with his boyfriend Evan and is not looking forward to the excruciating awkwardness at school for the rest of term or... Read More

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From Catfish Rolling's Clara Kumagai, a second novel full of longing, love and heartbreak, inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly.

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From Catfish Rolling's Clara Kumagai, a second novel full of longing, love and heartbreak, inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly.

Seventeen-year-old Adam has just broken up with his boyfriend Evan and is not looking forward to the excruciating awkwardness at school for the rest of term or a whole summer stuck at home with his dad, stepmum, and baby brother, Benji.

But then Adam discovers a diary in some boxes in the attic and is quickly enthralled by their poignant story. They were written by a young woman in Nagasaki in 1911. Adam is enraptured by her life and loves, becoming totally absorbed in her story. Then he starts to be haunted by her ghostly presence.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781803288093

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zephyr

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 480

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Clara Kumagai LGBTQ+ Romance Young Adult Young Adult Romance

About the Author

Clara Kumagai is from Canada, Japan and Ireland. Recipient of a We Need Diverse Books Award Mentorship, Clara is also a finalist for the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award, a Yoto Carnegie 2024 nominee and shortlisted for the KPMG Children’s Book Ireland Award. Clara has been chosen by The Irish Independent as a Top 20 Irish Kid’s Book of 2023, as well as a Best Book of 2023 by The Irish Times, the Observer and Waterstones.

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