Out: Natsuo Kirino

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Burdened with heavy debts, alienated from husbands and children, they all secretly dream of a way out of their dead-end lives. Format: PaperbackISBN: 9781784875404Publish/Release date: October 3, 2019Publisher: Vintage PublishingNumber of pages: 528Width (mm): 135Height (mm): 190Depth (mm): 38 Explore Japanese fiction with beautiful new gift editions of five beloved masterpieces that span a century. fm/thefeministbookshop The coolly intelligent Masako emerges as the plot’s ringleader, but quickly discovers that this killing is merely the beginning, as it leads to a terrifying foray into the violent underbelly of Japanese society.   She confesses her crime to her colleagues and unexpectedly, they agree to help. This mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works the night shift making boxed lunches strangles her abusive husband and then seeks the help of her coworkers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. Featuring: OUT is a psychologically taut and unflinching foray into the darkest recesses of the human soul, an unsettling reminder that the desperate desire for freedom can make the most ordinary person do the unimaginable.

• Dimensions 135 x 190 x 38mm | 454g
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