In sparse but rich prose, Tsushima evokes unique flavors and seasons of light. Outside lightness, coming into the apartment through the windows on all four sides, plays against the darkness growing within the newly single mother at the center of the story. Poetic and dazzling.Publisher description:
Follows a year in the life of a recently divorced woman in Tokyo who struggles to care for her young daughter while confronting growing inner darkness, painful losses and the changes she is forced to make to survive.
Follows a year in the life of a recently divorced woman in Tokyo who struggles to care for her young daughter while confronting growing inner darkness, painful losses and the changes she is forced to make to survive.