![]() Though the women vanish, their words linger." - More Otsuka extracts the grace and strength at the core of immigrant (and female) survival and, with exquisite care, makes us rethink the heartbreak of eternal hope. Told in a first-person plural voice that feels haunting and intimate, the novel traces the fates of these nameless women in America. Like a pointillist painting, it's composed of bright spots of color: vignettes that bring whole lives to light in a line or two, adding up to a vibrant group portrait." - The Seattle Times "A fascinating paradox: brief in span yet symphonic in scope, all-encompassing yet vivid in its specifics. Filled with evocative descriptive sketches.and hesitantly revelatory confessions." - The New York Times Book Review "Otsuka's incantatory style pulls her prose close to poetry. "A stunning feat of empathetic imagination and emotional compression, capturing the experience of thousands of women." - Vogue A novel that feels expansive yet is a magical act of compression." - Chicago Tribune Destined to endure." - The San Francisco Chronicle ![]() ![]() An understated masterpiece.that unfolds with great emotional power. ![]()
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