Honored Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro behind never let Me Go And remains of the day, Has announced his next novel.
Miss Lambert steps on danger-a detective story set in the 1930s-will be published by Knopf (US, Canada) and Faber (UK) on March 9, 2027. Guardian reports, “The novel follows Richard Hadley as he encounters the mysterious Miss Lambert, and follows her to a conference in a hotel in Devon, and then on a train to Scotland, where he encounters a school friend and a former Tory minister, among others.” Hmm!
Here is a full description of the book from the publisher:
London, 1938. After attending a music hall matinee, Richard Hadley has an unexpected encounter with the mysterious Miss Lambert. A strange bond has formed over a shared love of singing.
But when he follows her to a secret conference at Marlborough House in Devon, Miss Lambert warns him that she is on the verge of a breakthrough and that nothing she understands should come in her way.
With an old school friend, a Tory former minister and several strangers on the train crossing his path, it could be that Richard finds himself at the center of something important, if only he can piece together what’s going on.
And here’s a look at the cover:
This is Ish’s first novel after 2021 Clara and the Sun. But the man has been kept busy. In 2024, he released an eccentric collection of song lyrics for an American jazz singer (In the summer we crossed Europe in the rain).
Meanwhile, a film adaptation of Clara A film starring Amy Adams and Jenna Ortega is in the works, which will be released this October.
Will the beloved Booker winner, known for his deceptively simple thematic explorations and pervasive curiosity, bring us gold again? only time will tell.
See you in the Indies next spring. Book a club, get together.
