The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida
A novel of modern Japan
by Clarissa Goenawan
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Pub Date Sep 29 2020 | Archive Date Oct 30 2020
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Description
A bewitching novel set in contemporary Japan about the mysterious suicide of a young woman.
Miwako Sumida is dead.
Now those closest to her try to piece together the fragments of her life. Ryusei, who has always loved her, follows Miwako’s trail to a remote Japanese village. Chie, Miwako’s best friend, was the only person to know her true identity — but is now the time to reveal it? Meanwhile, Fumi, Ryusei’s sister, is harbouring her own haunting secret.
Together, they realise that the young woman they thought they knew had more going on behind her seemingly perfect façade than they could ever have dreamed.
Advance Praise
'Vivid and intriguing — an elegantly cryptic, poetically plotted Murakami-esque whydunit.’
Sharlene Teo, award–winning author of Ponti
‘Tender and tragic … Goenawan’s luminous prose captures the deep emotions of her characters as they grapple with questions about family history, gender, and sexuality. The tug of Miwako’s strange, troubled spirit will wrench readers from the beginning.’
Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781925938463 |
| PRICE | A$29.99 (AUD) |
| PAGES | 288 |
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