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Author: Clarissa Goenawan
Publisher: Scribe
Genre: Fiction
Released: 29 September, 2020
ISBN: 9781922310286

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida

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Synopsis

A bewitching novel set in contemporary Japan about the mysterious suicide of a young woman. Miwako Sumida is dead.Now those closest to her try to piece together the fragments of her life. Ryusei, who has always loved her, follows Miwako’s trail to a remote Japanese village. Chie, Miwako’s best friend, was the only person to know her true identity — but is now the time to reveal it? Meanwhile, Fumi, Ryusei’s sister, is harbouring her own haunting secret.Together, they realise that the young woman they thought they knew had more going on behind her seemingly perfect façade than they could ever have dreamed.

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About the author

Clarissa Goenawan

Clarissa Goenawan is an Indonesian-born Singaporean writer. Her debut novel Rainbirds won the 2015 Bath Novel Award and was shortlisted for three further prizes. Her short stories have won several awards and been published in various literary magazines and anthologies. The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida is her second novel.