International literary sensation Mieko Kawakami makes her long-awaited return with Sisters in Yellow, a gripping and hypnotically rendered account of young women making their way in Tokyo’s underbelly. The story follows fifteen-year-old Hana, who lives in a tiny apartment with her young mother with no money or security, until she meets the older Kimiko. Together they set up a bar called Lemon, which becomes a haven for Hana, offering her friendship, a job she loves, and the promise of money. However, twenty years later, Kimiko is on trial for holding a girl in captivity, forcing Hana to confront her own actions, her fraught adolescence in the late 1990s, and their devastating consequences. A masterclass in teenage dreams and adult cruelties, Sisters in Yellow is a powerful exploration of enduring friendship, deep betrayal, and the dark underbelly of a merciless society.
Sisters in Yellow
Fiction, Social IssueMieko Kawakami
2026. Pan Macmillan.
Paperback, 21.8×13.7 cm, 448 pages
ISBN 9781035024148
RM100.00
In stock
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