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The Things She Owned

Katherine Tamiko Arguile

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English
Affirm Press
28 April 2020
Years after the death of her cruel and complicated mother, Erika's house is still full of the things Michiko left behind: an onigiri basket, a Wedgewood tea set, a knotted ring from Okinawa. In defiance of Japanese tradition, Erika has also kept the urn containing Michiko's ashes, refusing to put her memory to rest. Erika throws herself into working as a chef at a high-end London restaurant and pretends everything is fine. But when a cousin announces that she will be visiting from Japan, Erika's resolve begins to crack.

Slowly the things Michiko owned reveal stories of Michiko's youth amid the upheaval of Tokyo during and after the war. As the two women's stories progress and entwine, Erika is drawn to the island of Okinawa, the homeland of her grandmother. It's a place of magic and mysticism where the secrets of Erika's own past are waiting to be revealed.

Beautiful and mysterious, THE THINGS SHE OWNED explores the complexity of lives lived between cultures, the weight of cross-generational trauma, and a mother and daughter on a tortuous path to forgiveness.

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Imprint:   Affirm Press
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 27mm
Weight:   401g
ISBN:   9781925972610
ISBN 10:   1925972615
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born and raised in Tokyo, Katherine Tamiko Arguile is an Anglo-Japanese author and arts journalist living in Adelaide, where she runs a small coffee business with her partner, which she juggles alongside her arts journalism and writing career. Along the winding road to becoming an author she's worked in art galleries, as an advertising executive, complementary health practitioner, marketing manager and a 'Sneaker Pimp' for adidas. She was once a club DJ and flamenco dancer but now loves the quieter pursuits of baking, printmaking, gardening, yoga and long-distance running. Katherine has won various writing awards, and her prize-winning short stories have been published in several anthologies. The Things She Owned is Katherine's first novel.

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