Shadow Life
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Kumiko has trapped Death in her vacuum cleaner. Now what does she do with it?
This author explores intricate human relationships and emotions through compelling narratives. Her works often delve into themes of identity, memory, and the search for belonging in the world. With a distinctive style that blends lyrical prose with profound insight, she has garnered acclaim from readers and critics alike. Her writing invites audiences to contemplate the subtleties of the human experience.



Kumiko has trapped Death in her vacuum cleaner. Now what does she do with it?
Melanie Tamaki is an outsider. She is unpopular at school. At home, she has had to learn to take care of herself. Everything changes the day she returns home to find her mother is missing.
A novel which follows the lives of three generations of Japanese-Canadian women, blending myth, folk legend and fiction.