![]() ![]() Both Chihiro and Nakajima have had unusual childhoods. While there is a secret, it is the relationship between Chihiro and Nakajima and their private emotional journeys that we get to see in detail. The Lake is an emotional journey, dark and filled with hurt and confusion. ![]() I loved the atmosphere and peek into contemporary life in Japan, but I think I was perhaps too young to appreciate the minimalistic writing and the character heavy stories, where plot does not take centre stage. When she meets Nakajima, both their lives start change subtly. When her mother dies, she uproots herself from the town in which she grew up and moves to Tokyo. Chihiro is an artist who also comes from an unconventional family. They enjoy spending time with each other, but it is obvious that Nakajima has some big hurt in his past which still affects him. Genre: Literary fiction, Contemporary fictionĪ PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOOK WILL GO TO JAPAN DISASTER RELIEFĬhihiro and Nakajima are in a rather tentative relationship. ![]()
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