Flashlight

Ten-year-old Louisa and her father, Serk, are spending the summer in a coastal Japanese town. One evening, they walk out on the breakwater, but hours later, Louisa wakes alone on the beach, soaked, with her father missing and presumed drowned. This sudden and traumatic event shatters their family. As Louisa and her American mother return to the US, Serk's disappearance continues to resonate across time and space. The novel gradually unravels the mystery of what truly happened that night, exploring the lasting impact of a single moment on a family.