by Marie Mutsuki Mockett (Author)
A preternaturally gifted pianist, Satomi lives with her elusive mother in a tiny northern Japanese town. 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. Written in strikingly unusual prose that manages to be simultameously sharp and lush, Picking Bones From Ash examines the power and limitations of female talent in a globalised world.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: GRAYWOLF PRESS
Published: 17 Mar 2011
ISBN 10: 1555975763
ISBN 13: 9781555975760
A book of intelligence and heart. --AMY TAN
Deeply preoccupied with girls, talent, and power. --MAUD NEWTON
The best elements of a mystery story, ghost story, magical realism and the complex difficulties in deciding what is 'best' for our elders and offspring. --Minneapolis Star Tribune
[Picking Bones from Ash], so firmly anchored in a sensuous reality, veers into a dream world. A reader has the sense that even the author was driven by her most powerful character: the original mother, raising her daughter alone, shunned by villagers, forced to make decisions that haunt her descendants. --Los Angeles Times
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.
FREE UK DELIVERY 
Global shipping from £2.99
FREE UK DELIVERY
30 Day Refund Guarantee
