Lost in Tokyo

Author(s): Jenny Lynne

Location(s): Japan

Genre(s): Mystery, Young Adult

Era(s): Contemporary

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SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO ABANDON YOUR COMFORT ZONE TO FIND THE PLACE WHERE YOU BELONG. Nineteen-year-old Erin is hoping that her visit to Japan with her best friend, Adam, will be life-changing. Fifteen years ago, Erin’s mother mysteriously vanished. The only clue to her mother’s possible whereabouts is a handwritten itinerary for a dream trip to Japan, a trip that Erin doesn’t know if her mother ever had the chance to take. Erin has decided to carry out this Japan bucket list, believing that it might help her find her mother. But her trip won’t be going according to plan. Just hours after Erin and Adam arrive in Tokyo, in a jet-lagged fog, they end up in bed together. While struggling with the tension that now dominates their once innocent friendship, Erin and Adam visit the places on her mother’s bucket list. As they explore the wonders of Japan, Erin finds herself haunted by strange “memories” that seem to belong to her mother. Could these memories be real? If so, perhaps her mother can be found. LOST IN TOKYO is a young adult / new adult contemporary romance novel that will appeal to readers of JUST ONE DAY and JUST ONE YEAR (by Gayle Forman) and LEAVING TIME (by Jodi Picoult). The book gives us a travel guide of wonderful things to see and do while on vacation in Japan (featuring attractions in Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Nikko, and Kamakura) wrapped in a story of healing and hope, with an unexpected, but satisfying, ending.

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