Heaven: A Novel

Heaven: A NovelSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE "A raw, painful, and tender portrait of adolescent misery This book is very likely to make you cry." Lily Meyer, NPR With profound tenderness and sensitivity, Japanese literary superstar Mieko Kawakami turns her unique gaze onto the causes and effects of violence. Raw but revelatory, this novel stands as a dazzling confirmation of Kawakami's standing as one of her country's most insightful and

ISBN: 1420154850

" -- Francisco Goldman

Could that waking be our end

Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive

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Through real-life stories coupled with clear and actionable advice

George Ellis Johnson

and a family of her own

Their relationship takes a turn when a business trip lands them both in their hometown and Matt enlists Cadence as a pretend girlfriend for a family gathering

readers will become invested in reading until the very end

One of the great jazz novels of any era