The Moon Represents My Heart

When Joshua and Lily meet as students in 1970s London they know right away: they've found someone who shares their secret, the one they don't even fully understand themselves. They've found another time-traveller. Exhilarated and in love, they push their gift to the limit, even after they settle down and have two children, Tommy and Eva. But when their most adventurous experiment yet goes wrong, their children are left to make their own way, even when it feels like time has stopped. 


Eva might be trying to move forward, but Tommy is pulled further and further back into a past that he hopes holds the truth. When he falls in love with a woman from a different era, the stability Eva has managed to carve out for them begins to crumble. 


Heartfelt and hopeful, weaving through decades and across continents, The Moon Represents My Heart is an unforgettable debut about the bond between one extraordinary family and the strength it takes to move forward.

'I adored this time-travelling love story from the very first page...full of beautiful characters and written with a lovely rhythm and eloquence. The Wang family are characters I won't forget in a hurry'. Prima, Book of the Month, June 2023

'Gives seriously sweeping Time Traveller's Wife vibes.' Grazia

'Magical and moving. You don't need to be a fantasy fan to enjoy this sweeping story of a family of time travellers.' Good Housekeeping

'A gorgeous novel about a family of time travellers.' Red Magazine

'Poetic, beautiful, and moving, The Moon Represents My Heart is unforgettable.' Louise O'Neill, author of Idol

'Masterfully plotted, poetic, and captivating, The Moon Represents My Heart establishes Pim Wangtechawat as a rising star from South-East Asia's rich literary heritage.' Nguyen Phan Que Mai, author of The Mountains Sing

'The Moon Represents My Heart... was an immediately compelling, unusual story with a totally fresh voice – a fascinating story of love and time travel, full of mystery and heart.’ Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne

'A tender and transformative debut, with the Wang family as its beating heart. Wangtechawat captures love in all its many forms.' Grace D. Li, author of Portrait of a Thief

'The Wang family possesses a gift, the power to travel through time. But rather than bringing happiness, it often tears them apart. After their parents depart for another era, young Tommy and Eva must fend for themselves. Tommy falls in love – but how long can you live in the past? This poignant tale sweeps across three generations of a British-Chinese family.' Woman's Own

‘Bold, experimental, and beautiful, The Moon Represents My Heart might break your heart, but it'll also put it back together again.’ L.R. Lam, Sunday Times-bestselling co-author of Seven Devils

Pim Wangtechawat is a Thai-Chinese writer from Bangkok with a Masters in Creative Writing from Edinburgh Napier University. Her short stories, poems, and articles have been published in various magazines and journals such as The Mekong Review, The Nikkei Asian Review, and YesPoetry.

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