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My Beautiful Shadow
by Radhika Jha
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Pub Date
1 Mar 2017
| Archive Date
8 Mar 2022
Description
Kayo is a young Tokyo housewife and mother. Outwardly, she is no different from other young mothers, but her secret sets her apart. She belongs to a kind of club, which involves luxury, beautiful clothes and accessories.
The club makes it possible for Kayo to escape her tedious life, to become someone else and to embrace a dazzling new world. But it quickly becomes an obsession, a drug, the way to both paradise and hell. Can she find her way out of the dark underworld of debt, lies and prostitution? Or is she doomed to exchange one form of loneliness for another?
A deeply absorbing novel about the “holes” that suddenly appear in women’s lives, My Beautiful Shadow is a powerful cautionary tale about consumerism gone mad.
Kayo is a young Tokyo housewife and mother. Outwardly, she is no different from other young mothers, but her secret sets her apart. She belongs to a kind of club, which involves luxury, beautiful...
Description
Kayo is a young Tokyo housewife and mother. Outwardly, she is no different from other young mothers, but her secret sets her apart. She belongs to a kind of club, which involves luxury, beautiful clothes and accessories.
The club makes it possible for Kayo to escape her tedious life, to become someone else and to embrace a dazzling new world. But it quickly becomes an obsession, a drug, the way to both paradise and hell. Can she find her way out of the dark underworld of debt, lies and prostitution? Or is she doomed to exchange one form of loneliness for another?
A deeply absorbing novel about the “holes” that suddenly appear in women’s lives, My Beautiful Shadow is a powerful cautionary tale about consumerism gone mad.
Advance Praise
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‘A fascinating book on the seductive (and toxic) power of shopping.
Stronger than the pang of conscience we suffer every time we hand our
credit card over with a smile to the shop assistant.’ Marie Claire Italy
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‘A fascinating book on the seductive (and toxic) power of shopping. Stronger than the pang of conscience we suffer every time we hand our credit...
Advance Praise
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‘A fascinating book on the seductive (and toxic) power of shopping.
Stronger than the pang of conscience we suffer every time we hand our
credit card over with a smile to the shop assistant.’ Marie Claire Italy
Marketing Plan
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Contemporary novel set in 1980’s Tokyo, exploring the
destructive power of consumerism.
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An exploration of the negative mental health effects sometimes
experienced by women limited by the roles and expectations imposed on
them.
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Translated into three languages and published in five countries with
reviews from international publications, including Marie Claire, and Elle.
-
Contemporary novel set in 1980’s Tokyo, exploring the
destructive power of consumerism.
-
An exploration of the negative...
Marketing Plan
-
Contemporary novel set in 1980’s Tokyo, exploring the
destructive power of consumerism.
-
An exploration of the negative mental health effects sometimes
experienced by women limited by the roles and expectations imposed on
them.
-
Translated into three languages and published in five countries with
reviews from international publications, including Marie Claire, and Elle.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781909762480 |
| PRICE |
£3.99 (GBP)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Ebook |
| ISBN |
9781909762480 |
| PRICE |
£3.99 (GBP)
|
Average rating from 7 members
Featured Reviews
Krystal Kavita J, Media/Journalist
WoW! What an adventure for the reader with this dark book! I am tempted to call the protagonist a more self-aware but depressed Asian Shopaholic but there is so much more to this complex story.
Snehal A, Reviewer
This is a haunting narrative and a thought provoking read. You also get a glimpse into Japanese life and culture which I personally loved!
Please follow the link below to read my full review on Desi Lekh,
Featured Reviews
Krystal Kavita J, Media/Journalist
WoW! What an adventure for the reader with this dark book! I am tempted to call the protagonist a more self-aware but depressed Asian Shopaholic but there is so much more to this complex story.
Snehal A, Reviewer
This is a haunting narrative and a thought provoking read. You also get a glimpse into Japanese life and culture which I personally loved!
Please follow the link below to read my full review on Desi Lekh,
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