Left on the Shelf

On the mainline Sannomiya Station, bayside exit, Seita sat slumped against a column, its tiles peeling off to expose the bare concrete, with...

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Hello and welcome to this week's Tuesday Teaser. The place where we take a sneaky peek at a book that has caught my eye. This week we ar...