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      This is Amiko

      by Natsuko Imamura
      Published
      Nov 2023
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
      Pages
      128
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      About This Book

      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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      General Fiction

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      Literary

      Characters & Occupations

      Family / Siblings

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