The third love
Kawakami, Hiromi, 1958-2024
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Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living inside her dreams. And so, each night, she sinks into another life: first as a high-ranking courtesan in the 17th century, and then as a serving lady to a princess in the late Middle Ages. As she experiences desire and heartbreak in the past, so Riko comes to reconsider her life as a 21st century woman, as a wife, as a mother, and as a lover, and to ask herself whether, after loving her husband and loving Mr Takaoka, she is now ready for her third great love.
Main title:
The third love / Hiromi Kawakami ; translated by Ted Goossen.
Imprint:
London : Granta Books, 2024.London : Granta Books, 2024.
Collation:
288 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
9781783788873 (hbk)
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Subject:
BRN:
2916141