'Strange in the best sense, plus funny, moving and deeply wise' - San Francisco Chronicle ' The Face , as with the best of literary nonfiction, incorporates elements of memoir and essay, conjecture and meditation, allowing the reader to accompany each author as [she] creates a text that is utterly unique and universally affecting . funny, sad and profound' - Los Angeles Review of Books 'Throughout Ozeki's essay her refreshing and cultivated wisdom leads us through the mind of a compassionate, grounded human and a writer of real integrity' - Electric Literature 'Praise for The Book of Form and Emptiness : Heart-breaking and heart-healing - a book to not only keep us absorbed but also to help us think and love and live and listen. No one writes quite like Ruth Ozeki and The Book of Form and Emptiness is a triumph' - MATT HAIG 'Praise for A Tale for the Time Being : This is one of the most deeply moving and thought-provoking novels I have read in a long time. In precise and luminous prose, Ozeki captures both the sweep and detail of our shared humanity, moving seamlessly between Nao's story and our own' - MADELINE MILLER 'A triumph . Ozeki explores what it means to be human in this moment, right now (Nao). Her novel is saturated with love, ideas and compassion. In short, an absolute treat' - Sunday Times.