What's left of me is yours
By Scott, Stephanie,
Book

What's left of me is yours :a novel

by
Scott, Stephanie,1983-. author.
Format
Book
Language
English (English)
Subjects
Marital conflictFiction.(DLC)sh2008107402
DivorceJapanFiction.(WiMaSCL)4959404
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Publisher and Date
New York :Doubleday,[2020]
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780385544702.
;
0385544707.
Library of Congress Call Number
PR6119.C683W47 2020
Call Number
FICTION
Geographic Area Code
a-ja---
Description
336 pages ;cm
System Control Number
(OCoLC)1108140482
Summary"In Japan, a covert industry has grown up around the "wakaresaseya" (literally "breaker-upper"), a person hired by one spouse to seduce the other in order to gain the advantage in divorce proceedings. When Sato hires Kaitaro, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, he assumes it will be an easy case. But Sato has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitaro's job is to do exactly that--until he does it too well. While Rina remains ignorant of the circumstances that brought them together, she and Kaitaro; fall in a desperate, singular love, setting in motion a series of violent acts that will forever haunt her daughter's life. Told from alternating points of view and across the breathtaking landscapes of Japan, Stephanie Scott exquisitely renders the affair and its intricate repercussions. As Rina's daughter, Sumiko, fills in the gaps of her mother's story and her own memory, Scott probes the thorny psychological and moral grounds of the actions we take in the name of love, asking where we draw the line between passion and possession"--Provided by publisher.
Alternative TitleWhat is left of me is yours
Online version:Online version:Scott, Stephanie, 1983-What's left of me is yoursFirst edition.New York : Doubleday, 2020.9780385544719(DLC) 2019022478
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Available copies: Belleville Public Library, Adult: SCOTT Verona Public Library, Adult: Fic Scott S Madison PL-Central, 1st Floor: Scott