Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger - Large Print by Kazuo Ishiguro (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From one of the great storytellers of our time, an exquisite period piece--a disarming and memorable caper, in which not everything is quite as it seems

At first, I took you for a charming jewel thief.

London, 1938. After attending a music hall matinee, Richard Hadley has an unexpected
encounter with the mysterious Miss Lambert. Determined to defend her
from the apparently hostile forces closing in, he pursues her to a grand hotel deep in
the English countryside, then onto a train bound for Scotland. From one of the great
storytellers of our time, Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger is an exquisite entertainment
in which nothing is quite as it seems.

About the Author

KAZUO ISHIGURO was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and moved to Britain at the age of five. His nine previous works of fiction have earned him many honors around the world, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Booker Prize. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go were both made into acclaimed films. The film adaptation of Klara and the Sun is scheduled for release in 2026. He was given a knighthood for Services to Literature in 2018 and made a Companion of Honour in 2025. Ishiguro works occasionally as a screenwriter. His screenplay for the 2022 film Living received Academy Award (Oscar) and BAFTA nominations.