by Adam Johnson
First published 2025
Kōrero lives on a remote island where little changes from day to day. When an unknown visitor appears on her shores, her quiet world shifts. The stranger brings questions she has never considered and possibilities she has never imagined. Kōrero must decide whether to stay in the safety of what she knows or follow this person into uncertainty. Her choice will take her far from home and force her to discover what she truly values. The journey ahead will test everything she believes about herself and her place in the world. At its heart, this story explores how a single moment of contact can reshape a life and reveal the courage that lies beneath the surface of ordinary days.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, adventure, coming-of-age, contemporary
Vibes: contemplative, intimate, introspective, thought-provoking, transformative
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, journey-of-self, life-changing-encounter, stranger-in-a-strange-land
Setting: remote island
736 pages · Paperback · Picador