The Third Love

von Hiromi (Y) Kawakami

288 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Granta Books
• ISBN: 9781783788873
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.06.2024
• Größe: 219 x 139 mm
• Verlag: Granta Publications