Songs For Ghosts

Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai follows Adam, a Japanese-American teenager who discovers an old diary in his attic. The diary belongs to a young Japanese woman from a century ago, whose life and struggles with identity and love deeply resonate with Adam. As he reads, Adam dismisses her ghostly encounters as mere fiction—until he starts experiencing hauntings himself. Driven to uncover the truth, he embarks on a journey to Nagasaki, confronting mysteries from the past and questions about his own identity along the way. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and the lingering presence of the past.