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Masks

by Fumiko Enchi
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A stunning and understated debut novel of seduction and infidelity about a woman who, devastated by the death of her son, takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law.  

Following the devastating death of her son, Mieko Toganō takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. She skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, is Mieko’s mentally-handicapped daughter, who has her own role to play in her mother’s bizarre schemes.
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Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: June 17, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781101970638
  • File size: 214 KB
  • Release date: June 17, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101970638
  • File size: 310 KB
  • Release date: June 17, 2015

Formats

Kindle Book
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subjects

Fiction Literature Romance Suspense

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1110
Text Difficulty:7-9

A stunning and understated debut novel of seduction and infidelity about a woman who, devastated by the death of her son, takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law.  

Following the devastating death of her son, Mieko Toganō takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. She skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, is Mieko’s mentally-handicapped daughter, who has her own role to play in her mother’s bizarre schemes.
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Fiction Literature Romance Suspense