Kakigori Summer by Emily Itami

Kakigori Summer by Emily Itami

Sisters Rei, Kiki and Ai have always had to look out for one another, but life has taken them on very different paths.

Eldest daughter Rei is spiky and sensible, consumed by her London finance job. Big-hearted Kiki is a single mother, working in a Tokyo retirement home. The free-spirited youngest, Ai, is a Japanese pop idol who has found fame and fortune - until a scandal spins her life into chaos . . .

Together, the three sisters retreat to the remote seaside town where they grew up. But returning home means facing the long shadow of their mother's death, and the lives they've built without each other.

Transporting, funny and moving, Kakigori Summer is an uplifting exploration of love, loss, and finding your way home.

I adore Emily Itami's writing. . Kakigori Summer is a novel about belonging, both within a family and the wider world, and I loved retreating into its cocoon of sibling humour as the sisters briefly stepped back to discover their place in it. Cosy, dreamy, although you're never too far from a line that's sharply astute -- FLORENCE KNAPP, author of THE NAMES
The writing is just beautiful as is the way Emily captures place . . . I was on that beach with them and the way Emily makes you feel those sweet moments of joy when the sisters are together is just perfection -- GEORGINA MOORE, author of THE GARNETT GIRLS
I loved Kakigori Summer . . . The sisters felt completely real, my sympathies finely balanced between all three of them and their different internal struggles were beautifully and poignantly evoked . . . I loved the well-crafted prose, the distinctive, slightly acerbic turns of phrase . . . joyful and uplifting too: the romantic and hopeful ending felt just right -- KATE MURRAY-BROWNE, author of ONE GIRL BEGAN
A sensory journey through a summer on the Japanese coast and into the very corners of the hearts of sisters Rei, Kiki and Ai. It's wonderful -- KATE SAWYER, author of THIS FAMILY
Deliciously acerbic and very funny. This is the most perfect book to see you through your own summer and I couldn't have loved it more -- MARIANNE LEVY, author of DON'T FORGET TO SCREAM
This novel had me hooked from the first chapter. Three sisters, Japan, the complexities of family bonds, love and loss. I got totally immersed in their lives. It's funny and insightful and poignant and uplifting . . . And a rare accolade - the most excellent and satisfying ending! -- KAREN ANGELICO, author of EVERYTHING WE ARE
An inviting and wistful tale of three sisters who reunite during a crisis . . . Itami strikes just the right chord, showing how the sisters indulge their nostalgia for happier times even as they attempt to reckon with their painful memories. Readers are in for a treat * Publisher's Weekly *
Itami's voice is sharp, funny, and deeply empathetic, weaving together wit and poignancy in a character-driven narrative that feels fresh, heartfelt, and painfully real -- Booklist
A bittersweet and wry family drama for fans of Sally Rooney * Library Journal *

Emily Itami grew up in Tokyo before moving to London, where she now lives with her young family. She has been published widely as a freelance journalist and travel writer. Her first novel, Fault Lines, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award.

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ISBN 13	9781474620291
ISBN 10	1474620299
Title	Kakigori Summer
Author	Emily Itami
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2025-06-19
Number of pages	336
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