Breast and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
Paperback Edition It tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old Natsu, her older sister, Makiko, and Makiko’s daughter, Midoriko. Makiko has traveled to Tokyo in search of an affordable breast enhancement procedure. She is accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently grown silent, finding herself unable to voice the vague yet overwhelming pressures associated with growing up. Her silence proves a catalyst for each woman to confront her fears and frustrations. On another hot summer’s day ten years later, Natsu, on a journey back to her native city, struggles with her own indeterminate identity as she confronts anxieties about growing old alone and childless. **** Title : Breasts and Eggs Author : Mieko Kawakami Published year : 2020 (in English) Original Language : Japanese (read in English version) Genre : fiction, contemporary The first time I was enchanted by Mieko Kawakami’s work was with Heaven , though I read Ms. Ice Sandwich first. Since then, her new books ha...
