Basic Books The Rainfall Market

On the first day of monsoon the old ramshackle building appears – this is The Rainfall Market. Inside: magical bookstores, hairdressers, perfumeries – anything your heart desires. But to enter you need a Ticket. And to get one you must write a letter telling of your misfortune. Lonely schoolgirl Serin dreams of a bigger, better life. And she can’t believe her luck when her letter of woe is answered with a Ticket. Accompanied by Isha the cat, Serin enters Rainfall Market. She has just two weeks to choose a perfect life in exchange for her misfortunes. But there is a catch. If she doesn’t find the dream life she seeks, she’ll be trapped here forever . . .