Water Moon

Author: Samantha Sotto Yambao Listening Length: 9h 40m

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel. On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones...

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Chapter Thirty-Three The Trial and Sentencing of Ishikawa Chiyo

Chapter Thirty-three

The Trial and Sentencing of Ishikawa Chiyo

Twenty-one years ago

The morning at the pawnshop began as it always did, with the bubbling of a kettle and the brewing of green tea. Beyond that, nothing was the same. A heaviness filled the room, making it difficult to breathe.

Chapter One The Pawnshop of Almosts and Ifs 08:38
Chapter Two Ishikawa Toshio’s Last Client 18:26
Chapter Three Bus Fare 14:25
Chapter Four Sake and Silence 09:47
Chapter Five The Vault 04:59
Chapter Six Takeda Izumi’s Choice 06:02
Chapter Seven Rule Number Two 06:16
Chapter Eight Lies 03:31
Chapter Nine Heads 13:40
Chapter Ten Tails and Tea Boxes 12:25
Chapter Eleven The God on the Shelf 11:35
Chapter Twelve The Easiest of Experiments 03:26
Chapter Thirteen Whispers and Wax 13:06
Chapter Fourteen Skin and Ink 23:01
Chapter Fifteen Consent 02:48
Chapter Sixteen Payment 06:34
Chapter Seventeen The Gift 06:49
Chapter Eighteen The Truth Well Told 06:38
Chapter Nineteen The Teahouse at Midnight 27:11
Chapter Twenty Trips and Trains 05:11
Chapter Twenty-One The Sky, the Sea, and a Song 12:49
Chapter Twenty-Two Rooms 20:40
Chapter Twenty-Three Sand 08:51
Chapter Twenty-Four The Museum of Education 08:39
Chapter Twenty-Five Paper 11:22
Chapter Twenty-Six The Favor 07:44
Chapter Twenty-Seven Duty and Debt 04:57
Chapter Twenty-Eight Safe. Far. Secret. 05:03
Chapter Twenty-Nine Spicy PorkChicken? 09:50
Chapter Thirty Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth 09:37
Chapter Thirty-One The Message 02:04
Chapter Thirty-Two The Valley of Stars 15:43
Chapter Thirty-Three The Trial and Sentencing of Ishikawa Chiyo 10:16
Chapter Thirty-Four Family 06:31
Chapter Thirty-Five Among the Stars 08:18
Chapter Thirty-Six Tuna Casserole, a Blue Tie, and a Stranger in a Box 03:55
Chapter Thirty-Seven A Punishment to Fit the Crime 06:49
Chapter Thirty-Eight The Lights in the Lake 10:27
Chapter Thirty-Nine An Infestation of Ticks 10:09
Chapter Forty Ghosts 14:14
Chapter Forty-One Endings 04:48
Chapter Forty-Two The Night Market 25:27
Chapter Forty-Three Stall Five Hundred and Ten 05:45
Chapter Forty-Four The Library of the Lost 27:11
Chapter Forty-Five The Third Bottle of Sake 03:46
Chapter Forty-Six The Rumor About a Man Named Minatozaki Keishin 08:38
Chapter Forty-Seven Beneath the Wildflowers 06:31
Chapter Forty-Eight They Looked Like Children 07:06
Chapter Forty-Nine Hide and Seek 07:25
Chapter Fifty A Good Daughter 06:50
Chapter Fifty-One Souls and Skin 06:25
Chapter Fifty-Two A Re 09:11
Chapter Fifty-Three A Bird and a Bus 04:41
Chapter Fifty-Four The Reflection in the Mirror 06:14
Chapter Fifty-Five Hana’s Choice 12:24
Chapter Fifty-Six A Gathering of Cranes 07:20
Chapter Fifty-Seven The Choice Ishikawa Chiyo Stole 05:57
Chapter Fifty-Eight A Choice Named Hana 05:18
Chapter Fifty-Nine A Thousand Water Moons 07:44
Chapter Sixty One Year Later 07:41
Chapter Sixty-One The Last Bowl of Ramen 05:33
Chapter Sixty-Two 05:36

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