Child of Fortune
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Summary
Koko 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.
'A terrific novel' Angela Carter
Translated by Geraldine Harcourt
'A terrific novel' Angela Carter
Translated by Geraldine Harcourt
Reviews
A classic novel as relevant today as when it was published nearly 40 years ago . . . at once powerfully uplifting and achingly sad, Geraldine Harcourt's elegant translation captures Tsushima's poignant wisdom on the female struggle with societal expectations.
Kris Kosaka, Japan Times