. . She invests the most seemingly banal domestic situations with a chilling and malevolent sense of perversity, marking her out as a master of subtle psychological horror' Daily Telegraph'Ogawa's fiction reflects like a funhouse mirror, skewing conventional responses, weirdly juxtaposing images . . . her hallucinatory, oddly barbed stories snag the imagination, and linger' Washington Post'Bizarre, beautiful and sinister stories . . . modern fairy tales with mystery, bewilderment, muted horror . . . Here is a restrained, wily surrealist who beguiles and terrifies in equal measure' Irish Times'Ogawa is a conspicuously gifted writer . . .Not a word is wasted, yet each resonates with a blend of poetry and tension . . . mesmerising . . . She possesses an effortless, glassy, eerie brilliance. She should be discovered in Britain, and this book must surely begin the process' Joanna Briscoe, Guardian'A welcome introduction to an author whose suggestive, unsettling storytelling speaks volumes by leaving things unsaid' Independent'With quietly lovely moments juxtaposed against deep disquiet, Ogawa explores the darker side of motherhood, love and dependence' Elle'Long after you read it, it will remain with you, shifting your vision, eroding your composure' Kathryn Harrison'Still waters run dark in these bright yet eerie novellas, whose crisp, almost guileless prose hides unexpected menace .
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