Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki games ISBN: 9781035026432Extent: 424 pages

ISBN: 9781035026432Extent: 424 pages

passion and attention to detail

With 111 illustrations in colour

Through the scientists who have studied silk

and cushion covers

Gifted by Suzumi Suzuki games ISBN: 9781035026432Extent: 424 pagesA moving portrayal of a troubled motherdaughter relationship, shortlisted for Japans prestigious Akutagawa Prize. In 2008, the unnamed narrator of Gifted is working as a hostess and living in Tokyos nightlife district. One day, her estranged mother, who is seriously ill, suddenly turns up at her door. As the mother approaches the end of her life, the two women must navigate their strained relationship, while the narrator also reckons with events