Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’Prize for Best First Book (Caribbean and Canadian Region)!
Co-winnerof the Canada-Japan Book Award!
HiromiGoto’s debut novel has become a Canadian classic. It is a powerful narrative ofthree generations of Japanese Canadian women on the Canadianprairies.
Funny, scandalous, and melancholic, thissuperlative narrative is filled with echoes and retellings, memories andJapanese folk tales. From The Tale of Genji to the CalgaryStampede, from sharing of recipes to hitchhiking the Trans-Canada highway, itweaves a story that slides between histories, countries, and desire. It is atimeless exploration of immigration and belonging.
Thistwentieth anniversary reprinting of the landmark novel includes an Afterword byLarissa Lai (When Fox is a Thousand, Salt Fish Girl) and aninterview with the author.
