Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon

By: Mizuki Tsujimura, Yuki Tejima - translator

Narrated by: Ami Okumura Jones, Kenichiro Thomson, Hanako Footman

Brought to you by Penguin.

THE UNFORGETTABLE MILLION-COPY JAPANESE BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR

Brimming with suspense and heartbreak, the million-copy Japanese fantasy mystery for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD and LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR

Is there anyone you wish to see?

So asks the smart young man, Ayumi, to his clients who have come to him for a reunion with the person who once changed their life.

But it is no ordinary reunion The people they ask to see have passed away.

Calling himself the go-between, Ayumi lays down strict rules around the meetings between the living and the dead: the deceased cannot have been summoned by anyone else; they may refuse; and they must meet under a full moon.

- Anxious Hirase asks to see the celebrity who showed her kindness at a critical moment;
- An arrogant family man wants clarity about a will from his beloved mother;
- After a bike accident, a school girl has a question for her former best friend;
- A salary man wants to ask the only woman he ever loved what caused her to run away.

With each reunion, tantalizing clues are scattered for readers to piece together the emotional truth behind the go-between in this mesmeric and unputdownable tale of kindness, compassion and connection.

Who would you like to see?

Watch out for HOW TO HOLD SOMEONE IN YOUR HEART, the sequel to LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOON coming soon.

'Recalls early Murakami. An enchanting read' FT

First published in Japan under the title TSUNAGU or GO-BETWEEN

©2025 Mizuki Tsujimura (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

A beautifully written novel about hope and kindness, unfashionable perhaps in its simple positive message and all the better for it

Displaying a matter-of-fact approach to the fantastical that recalls early Haruki Murakami, Tsujimura’s novel is an enchanting read

A moving rumination on greif

What a beautiful and haunting book. Very moving and well written. Intriguing woth a wonderful story and moral. A true masterpiece.