The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Vintage International) Emily St. John Mandel retreat to an isolated cabin

retreat to an isolated cabin in the Adirondacks to hopefully get out of their creative ruts

"Spare and detached on the page

and newfound courage all play a part in this underwater tale of a tiny mermaid heroine

As their bond deepens amidst political intricacies

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Vintage International) Emily St. John Mandel retreat to an isolated cabinIn a Tokyo suburb, a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat and then for his wife as well in a netherworld beneath the city's placid surface. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists. Gripping, prophetic, and suffused with comedy and menace, this is one of Haruki Murakami's most acclaimed and beloved novels.