'A terrific novel' Angela CarterKoko won't do what is expected of her. Defying her family's wishes, she has brought up her eleven-year-old daughter alone in her apartment. And now, after a casual affair, she is unexpectedly pregnant again. What will this mean for her already troubled relationship with her daughter? As she faces the future, memories of her own childhood loss flood into her consciousness, threatening to overwhelm her.
Combining the beauty and unease of a dream, this haunting novel is an unflinching portrayal of a woman's innermost fears and desires.
'As relevant today as when it was published ... at once powerfully uplifting and achingly sad' Japan Times
- ISBN10 0870115324
- ISBN13 9780870115325
- Publish Date 1 September 1997 (first published 31 December 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kodansha America
- Edition ENGLISH ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Language English