A Pale View of Hills
3.6
(100 ratings)183 pages1982Faber and Faber LtdISBN 9780571249336
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About this book
Etsuko, a middle-aged Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwells on the recent suicide of her elder daughter, Keiko. Despite the efforts of her surviving daughter to distract her thoughts, Etsuko finds herself recalling a particular summer in Nagasaki after the bomb fell.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 183
- ISBN
- 9780571249336
- Language
- en
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