Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2022 | Winner |
About This Book
After his jazz musician father dies in a terrible accident, thirteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices—the voices of things. His mother Annabelle is drowning in her grief and her hoarding. When Benny discovers a magical book in a library, an unlikely cast of characters—a feisty Bottleman, a teenage runaway, and the Book itself—help him find his way back to life.
About the Author
Ruth OzekiAmerican
Ruth Ozeki was born in 1956 in New Haven, Connecticut, to a Japanese mother and American father. She grew up between New England and Japan, studied at Smith College, and has lived in various places including Japan, New York, and Montana. She is an ordained Soto Zen Buddhist priest, a novelist, and an award-winning filmmaker. Read more →
