In the Monkey Forest

by Kierin Meehan

'The red star falls towards the Monkey Forest of Furube, ' he whispered. 'Trouble lies ahead.'

Miki is expecting a quiet holiday in the sleepy village of Furube. But when she is entrusted with a piece of embroidered fabric and a silk ribbon hundreds of years old, she also inherits Nameless - a wild-haired, bossy little pixie, older than history itself. Pursued by the menacing Society of the Golden Mushroom, Miki and her new friends must unravel clues from the past to find a long-lost treasure and ensure that Furube remains a magical place. A funny and wonderful Japanese mystery, by the author of Hannah's Winter and Night Singing.

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Kierin Meehan grew up in Brisbane, Australia, in a house full of books and interesting older sisters. As a child she was mad on ballet, wrote murder mysteries, and ran a dodgy detective agency with her two best friends. She likes to read, walk and swim, and is fascinated by anything Japanese.

Her novel Hannah's Winter was originally published in Australia by Penguin in 2001 and then in North America by Kane Miller in 2009, where it was on the USBBY outstanding international booklist and a Voya top shelf read. Night Singing and In the Monkey Forest both won Patricia Wrightson prizes in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (Australia).

Reviews

[Janelle]

Dnf. Read a few chapters and decided I didn’t like it.