The Forest of Wool and Steel: Winner of the Japan Booksellers’ Award

Million-copy bestselling winner of the Japan Booksellers Award selected by bookshop staff as the book they most wanted to hand-sell: A tender and uplifting novel for fans of A WHOLE LIFE by Robert Seethaler.A mesmerising reading experience for all of us seeking a meaningful life Japan TimesWhat he experienced that day wasn’t life-changing . . . It was life-making.Tomura is startled by the hypnotic sound of a piano being tuned in his school. It seeps into his soul and transports him to the forests dark and gleaming that surround his beloved mountain village. From that moment he is determined to discover more.Under the tutelage of three master piano-tuners - one humble one cheery one ill-tempered - Tomura embarks on his training never straying too far from a single unfathomable question: do I have what it takes?Set in small-town Japan this warm and mystical story is for the lucky few who have found their calling - and for the rest of us who are still searching. It shows that the road to finding one’s purpose is a winding path often filled with treacherous doubts and for those who persevere astonishing moments of revelation.[Contains 5 exquisite hand-drawn illustrations]WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:Everything about this book is just perfect. A compassionate novel that encourages us to be the best version of ourselvesA beautiful ode to pianos that brought me back to my childhood. Will no doubt speak to more than just piano enthusiastsMost readers will find it impossible to read the last page without feeling a little uplifted without a smile on the faceNatsua Miyashita has given us an instrument on which to play our own tunesA gem of a novelThoroughly enjoyable with beautiful cover artworkA rich rewarding reading experienceA reading experience not to be missed About the Author NATSU MIYASHITA was born in Fukui Prefecture on Honshu island Japan in 1967. She has had a lifelong passion for reading and writing and has played the piano since she was very young. THE FOREST OF WOOL AND STEEL won the influential Japan Booksellers’ Award in which booksellers vote for the title they most enjoy to hand-sell. It has also been turned into a popular Japanese film directed by Kojiro Hashimoto and starring Kento Yamazaki.