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Breasts and Eggs

`Breathtaking` – Haruki MurakamiA New York Times `Notable Book of 2020` and one of Elena Ferrante`s `Top 40 Books by Female Authors`On a hot summer`s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko`s teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She`s accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mother`s self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsuko`s rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties and their relationships with one another.Eight years later, we meet Natsuko again. She is now a writer and find herself on a journey back to her native city, returning to memories of that summer and her family`s past as she faces her own uncertain future.In Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami paints a radical and intimate portrait of contemporary working class womanhood in Japan, recounting the heartbreaking journeys of three women in a society where the odds are stacked against them. This is an unforgettable English language debut from a major new international talent.`Bold, modern and surprising` – An Yu, author of Braised Pork`Incredible and propulsive` – Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times

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