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The Passengers on the Hankyu Line

The beloved Japanese modern classic from the author of The Travelling Cat Chronicles

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The Passengers on the Hankyu Line

著者: Hiro Arikawa, Allison Markin Powell - translator
ナレーター: Natsumi Kuroda
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Famously scenic, the Hankyu commuter train trundles daily through changing landscape unaware of the heartaches of the passengers it carries.

On the outward journey we are introduced to the emotional dilemmas of five characters as we puzzle out how they will unravel; on the return journey six months later, we watch them resolve:

- a man meets the woman who always happens to borrow a library book just before he can take it out himself
- a woman in a white bridal dress boards looking inexplicably sad
- a university student leaves his hometown for the first time
- a girl prepares to leave her abusive boyfriend;
- a widow discusses adopting the Dachshund she has always wanted with her granddaughter.

As the season and the landscapes change, passengers jostle and connect, holding and releasing their dreams and desires, as this famous little train carries them ever forward towards the person each intends to become.

© Hiro Arikawa 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

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Imagine Murder on the Orient Express without the untimely fatalities and you'll be halfway towards this cosy and affecting read about the intersecting lives of five passengers on a Japanese commuter train.
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