{"product_id":"the-woman-in-the-purple-skirt-hardcover","title":"The Woman in the Purple Skirt - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatsuko Imamura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLucy North\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR - \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A taut and compelling depiction of loneliness and obsession.\" --Paula Hawkins, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[It] will keep you firmly in its grip.\" --Oyinkan Braithwaite, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The love child of Eugene Ionesco and Patricia Highsmith.\" --Kelly Link, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGet in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bestselling, prizewinning novel by one of Japan's most acclaimed young writers, for fans of \u003ci\u003eConvenience Store Woman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, \u003c\/i\u003e and the movies \u003ci\u003eParasite\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI think what I'm trying to say is that I've been wanting to become friends with the Woman in the Purple Skirt for a very long time...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost every afternoon, the Woman in the Purple Skirt sits on the same park bench, where she eats a cream bun while the local children make a game of trying to get her attention. Unbeknownst to her, she is being watched--by the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, who is always perched just out of sight, monitoring which buses she takes, what she eats, whom she speaks to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a distance, the Woman in the Purple Skirt looks like a schoolgirl, but there are age spots on her face, and her hair is dry and stiff. She is single, she lives in a small apartment, and she is short on money--just like the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan, who lures her to a job as a housekeeper at a hotel, where she too is a housekeeper. Soon, the Woman in the Purple Skirt is having an affair with the boss and all eyes are on her. But no one knows or cares about the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan. That's the difference between her and the Woman in the Purple Skirt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStudiously deadpan and chillingly voyeuristic, and with the off-kilter appeal of the novels of Ottessa Moshfegh, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Purple Skirt\u003c\/i\u003e explores envy, loneliness, power dynamics, and the vulnerability of unmarried women in a taut, suspenseful narrative about the sometimes desperate desire to be seen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatsuko Imamura\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Japan's most exciting writers. Nominated three times for the Akutagawa Prize, the most prestigious literary award in Japan, she won it in 2019 for \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Purple Skirt.\u003c\/i\u003e A self-professed fan of Yoko Ogawa's, she has been called \"a second Sayaka Murata\" (the author of \u003ci\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/i\u003e) for her use of acerbic humor and satire. Born in Hiroshima, she now lives in Osaka with her husband and their daughter. Like the main character in \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Purple Skirt, \u003c\/i\u003e she has worked in a hotel as a housekeeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.3 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768458903840,"sku":"9780143136026","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4405901ca199315f52500556a587ae1.webp?v=1780330226","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-woman-in-the-purple-skirt-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}