Beautiful Distance
Publisher,Daunt Press
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Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 170
Shelf: FICTION / ADULT FICTION / ASIAN LITERARY FICTION
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Before the hospital, we had often raised our hands towards each other as we’d gone through life together.
A man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the world go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps onto a wall; cherry blossom petals fall, softly, to the ground. Life, momentarily, stands still. Our unnamed narrator is preparing to visit his terminally ill wife in hospital.
A prize-winning bestseller in Japan, Beautiful Distance is a profoundly affecting and intimate story that looks with honesty and tenderness at the journey towards the end of a life. It explores what family means, how we think about death, and the power of quiet acts of love.
