Expanding on the beautifully crafted world of Rainbirds, Clarissa Goenawan gradually pierces through a young woman's careful façade, unmasking her most painful secrets. While he is away, Fumi receives an unexpected guest at their shared apartment in Tokyo, increasingly fearful that Miwako's death may ruin what is left of her brother's life. In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from To Ryusei, a fellow student at Waseda Chie, Miwako’s best friend and Fumi, Ryusei’s older sister, Miwako was more than the blunt, no-nonsense person she projected to the world. Heartbroken, Ryusei begs Chie to take him to the village where Miwako spent her final days. In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from? To Ryusei, a fellow student at Waseda Chie, Miwako's best friend and Fumi, Ryusei's older sister, Miwako was more than the blunt, no-nonsense person she projected to the world. University sophomore Miwako Sumida has hanged herself, leaving those closest to her reeling. However, rather than seeing the world through her eyes, the narrative is told through the perspective of three different characters, all of whom love Miwako in their own unique way: Ryusei, a close friend who harbours. From the critically acclaimed author of Rainbirds comes a novel of tragedy anddark histories set in Japan. The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida revolves around Miwako Sumida, a young woman in Tokyo who carries a traumatic secret.
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