Picking Bones from Ash Contributor(s): Mockett, Marie Mutsuki (Author) |
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ISBN: 1555975763 ISBN-13: 9781555975760 Publisher: Graywolf Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2010937514 |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.54" W x 8.28" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ghosts lurk in the bamboo forest outside the tiny northern Japanese town where Satomi lives with her elusive mother, Atsuko. A preternaturally gifted pianist, Satomi wrestles with inner demons. Her fall from grace is echoed in the life of her daughter, Rumi, who unleashes a ghost she must chase from foggy San Francisco to a Buddhist temple atop Japan's icy Mount Doom. In sharp, lush prose, Picking Bones from Ash - by Marie Mutsuki Mockett - examines the power and limitations of female talent in our globalized world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mockett, Marie Mutsuki: - Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born to a Japanese mother and an American father. Her Japanese family owns and runs a Buddhist temple that has, among other things, performed exorcisms. This is her first novel. |