Movies Showing Nowhere

A prizewinning middle grade fantasy adventure about memories, loss and time travel 'He captures the reader from page 1 with this highly original, filmic novel' Het Parool 'An instant classic that will effortlessly stand the test of time' Lookie Books and More 'An imaginative, riveting and moving story' Dutch Library Association On the day Cate came into the world, her mother left it. Ever since, Cate's dad has become distant and silent, locked in his own little world. Cate has to keep herself entertained, with kung fu films, her pet rabbit and her photography hobby, until one day she receives an invitation to a mysterious, abandoned cinema, and everything changes. At the cinema, Cate meets the strange Mrs Kano, who introduces her to a most unusual kind of movie theatre - the kind that lets you step into a memory. So begins a wonder-filled adventure through time that will teach Cate the meaning of love, the beauty of things passing and the need for bravery in letting go.

Auteur

Yorick Goldewijk is a Dutch author and illustrator, as well as a musician who writes music for films, television and computer games. Movies Showing Nowhere won the Golden Pencil Prize for the best Dutch children's book of the year and was shortlisted for the Flemish Boon Literature Prize.