Title: Naoko
Author: Keigo Higashino
Translated from the Japanese by Kerim Yasar
Publisher: Vertical Inc, NY, NY, USA
Year: 2004
ISBN: 978-1-932234-07-7
Pages: 282
A tragic accident brings a family closer together
Keigo
Higashino takes the reader on a very warm and personal journey of grief between
a father, mother, and daughter. Set in Toyko, Japan we meet Heisuke a factory manager who learns about his
family's death while watching the evening news, both his wife and daughter have been killed in
a bus crash on the ski slopes.
The book
explores the steps one goes through when grieving a loved one. The Japanese
setting adds a unique cultural insight for non-Japanese readers which adds a dimension to the overall depth and dimension of the
story.
A fun, light
and fast-moving story that keeps you page turning with short chapters and a
display of characters, settings, and events.
Naoko has
been made into a movie starring David Duchovny.
An intriguing take on death, grief and how individuals deal with it in creative
ways.
Review Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved
Review Copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved
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