EAN: 9781782279792

JAPANESE NOVELLAS THIS IS AMIKO - NATSUKO IMA...

A surprising and moving novella about a misunderstood neurodivergent girl from one of Japan's
most acclaimed young writers  the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt A sensitive and
tender depiction of belonging and neurodivergence  perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman
and the off-kilter novels of Ottessa Moshfegh Other people don't seem to understand Amiko.
Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or peeking through the sliding doors at her
mother's calligraphy class  her curious  exuberant nature mostly meets with confusion. When her
mother falls into a depression and her brother begins spending all his time with a motorcycle
gang  Amiko is left increasingly alone to navigate a world where she doesn't quite fit. Subtle
tender and moving  This is Amiko shows us life through the eyes of a unique  irrepressible 
neurodivergent young character. Praise for The Woman in the Purple Skirt: [It] will keep you
firmly in its grip. -- Oyinkan Braithwaite  bestselling author of My Sister  the Serial Killer
The love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith. -- Kelly Link  bestselling author of
Get in Trouble A taut and compelling depiction of loneliness. -- Paula Hawkins  #1 New York
Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train

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