From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, a novel that moves between Japan past and present to tell a time-bending story about desire and destiny. Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living inside her dreams. And so, each night, she sinks into another life: first as a high-ranking courtesan in the 17th century, and then as a serving lady to a princess in the late Middle Ages. As she experiences desire and heartbreak in the past, so Riko comes to reconsider her life as a 21st century woman, as a wife, as a mother, and as a lover, and to ask herself whether, after loving her husband and loving Mr Takaoka, she is now ready for her third great love.
| ISBN: | 9781783788873 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2024 |
| Author: | Hiromi Kawakami |
| Publisher: | Granta Books an imprint of Granta Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation Romance: time travel Historical Fiction Contemporary lifestyle fiction |