Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan (English) Paperback Book

Description: Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Set in an imagined town outside Tokyo, Clarissa Goenawans dark, spellbinding literary debut follows a young mans path to self-discovery in the wake of his sisters murder. Publisher Description Set in an imagined town outside Tokyo, Clarissa Goenawans dark, spellbinding literary debut follows a young mans path to self-discovery in the wake of his sisters murder.Ren Ishida has nearly completed his graduate degree at Keio University when he receives news of his sisters violent death. Keiko was stabbed one rainy night on her way home, and there are no leads. Ren heads to Akakawa to conclude his sisters affairs, failing to understand why she chose to turn her back on the family and Tokyo for this desolate place years ago.But then Ren is offered Keikos newly vacant teaching position at a prestigious local school and her bizarre former arrangement of free lodging at a wealthy politicians mansion, in exchange for reading to the mans ailing wife. He accepts both, abandoning Tokyo and his crumbling relationship there in order to better understand his sisters life and what took place the night of her death.As Ren comes to know the eccentric local figures, from the enigmatic politician whos boarding him to his fellow teachers and a rebellious, captivating young female student, he delves into his shared childhood with Keiko and what followed. Haunted in his dreams by a young girl who is desperately trying to tell him something, Ren realizes that Keiko Ishida kept many secrets, even from him.A Bustle Most Anticipated Book of 2018amNY, "Must Read Books in 2018"The Huffington Post, "60 Books We Cant Wait to Read in 2018"BookBub, "25 Debut Novels We Cant Wait to Read in 2018"iBooks, "10 Debut Novels You Must Read" Author Biography Clarissa Goenawan is an Indonesian-born Singaporean writer. Her award-winning short fiction has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies in Singapore, Australia, the UK, and the US. Rainbirds is her first novel. Details ISBN 1472154754 ISBN-13 9781472154750 Title Rainbirds Author Clarissa Goenawan Format Paperback Year 2019 Pages 336 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group GE_Item_ID:124351720; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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