The Moon Shines at My Heart's Request

Eve and Tommy Van are twins whose life falls apart when their parents disappear. The Vans have a secret: all of them can travel to the past, but one day another experiment goes wrong.

Having lost both parents overnight, the brother and sister grow up, finding support in each other, but over the years secrets and unspoken things begin to hang over them like a black cloud. Eve becomes an artist and tries to connect with ancestors who died long ago. Tommy falls in love with a girl in London in 1927, but can love exist if you’re separated not only by distance, but also by time?

Pim Vantéotchavath’s debut novel “The Moon Shines Upon the Request of My Heart” is a captivating multi-layered romance at the intersection of familiar genres: it’s a historical novel taking us to Hong Kong and London in the mid-20th century, an unusual family saga, and a delicate, lyrical story of love and loss.