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Praise for Rainbirds

​Luminous, sinister, and page-turning all at once. I loved it. -Kate Hamer, internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat and The Doll Funeral

A beautiful mystery setup with a complex, magical love story. -Eka Kurniawan, award-winning author of Beauty Is a Wound

This literary debut is sure to spark your attention. -Bustle

​​With its dream sequences, chance encounters and leisurely attention to music and food, this debut novel evokes the simple joys of early Haruki Murakami . . . A satisfying heartfelt tale about letting go.​ -amNewYork​

​Elegantly ​[combines] a suspenseful mystery with an eloquent meditation on love and loss.​ -HuffPost

Goenawan's debut proves to be a soulful whodunit full of deadpan humor and whimsical narrative unpredictability. A witty, well-constructed debut. -Kirkus Reviews

A beautiful, well-crafted story, Rainbirds is an exploration of grief, love and loss. Clarissa Goenawan has written a powerful debut novel that will leave readers craving more. -Hollie Overton, internationally bestselling author of Baby Doll

Like the imaginary town in Japan in which it takes place, Rainbirds possesses a charm that is at once cloistered, quiet, and mysterious. Carefully crafted and paced, the novel captivates with its reflective, dreamlike tone. A promising debut from Clarissa Goenawan. -Dee Lestari, award-winning singer-songwriter and author of the Supernova series

Rainbirds is that rarest of debut novels-confident, transportive, and utterly enthralling. Clarissa Goenawan explores the mysteries of small-town Japan, drawing readers in with understated prose, then ensnaring with a subtle spell, exposing, grain by grain, the secrets behind a young woman's death. -Barry Lancet, award-winning author of Japantown

A hauntingly moving story of loss and alienation. -Jake Arnott, internationally bestselling author of The Long Firm

Rainbirds is a deeply immersive novel: I lost myself in Goenawan's masterful rendering of a sleepy Japanese town. -Elisa Lodato, author of An Unremarkable Body

A touching and evocative exploration of grief and love in a fictional Japanese town, Rainbirds is a haunting debut. -Susanna Jones, award-winning author of The Earthquake Bird