Yuki Means Happiness by Alison Jean Lester
An emotional exploration of the ties that bind nanny and charge from the author of Lillian on Life
A mystery, a love story and a fascinating encounter with a different culture, Yuki Means Happiness is an outstanding novel * John Boyne *
The theme of Alison Jean Lester's novel is the maternal instinct, movingly evoked here in various guisesIt's funny, warm, scary - and thoroughly recommended * Daily Mail *
With Alison Jean Lester's beautiful prose, the simplicity of the narrative, and the uneasy complexities of her characters bubbling to the surface, the plot is much more than what the nanny saw . . . she has the Midas touch * Mitford Society *
Beautifully rendered . . . Lester has the most wonderful eye, capturing the little details of Diana's alien new life with such simplicity and precision as to capture a rare beauty in the everyday . . . Lester has constructed her novel like an elegant piece of origami, every element deftly arranged into something as close to perfection as I can imagine * National *
A slow unfurling of what it means to love and fiercely protect another person's child, set against the intricate backdrop of Japan * Emerald Street *
The theme of Alison Jean Lester's novel is the maternal instinct, movingly evoked here in various guisesIt's funny, warm, scary - and thoroughly recommended * Daily Mail *
With Alison Jean Lester's beautiful prose, the simplicity of the narrative, and the uneasy complexities of her characters bubbling to the surface, the plot is much more than what the nanny saw . . . she has the Midas touch * Mitford Society *
Beautifully rendered . . . Lester has the most wonderful eye, capturing the little details of Diana's alien new life with such simplicity and precision as to capture a rare beauty in the everyday . . . Lester has constructed her novel like an elegant piece of origami, every element deftly arranged into something as close to perfection as I can imagine * National *
A slow unfurling of what it means to love and fiercely protect another person's child, set against the intricate backdrop of Japan * Emerald Street *
Alison Jean Lester was born to an American father and a British mother, and educated in the US, the UK, China and Italy. She spent twenty-five years working, writing and raising her children in Japan and Singapore before relocating to the UK in 2016. She is the author of the novel Lillian on Life and has had short stories published in Ecotone, Good Housekeeping, Synaesthesia and Barrelhouse.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848549623 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848549628 |
| Title | Yuki Means Happiness |
| Author | Alison Jean Lester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2017-07-27 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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