Harmless Like You by Hisayo Buchanan
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Written in startlingly beautiful prose, HARMLESS LIKE YOU is set across New York, Berlin and Connecticut, following the stories of Yuki Oyama, a Japanese girl fighting to make it as an artist, and Yuki's son Jay who, as an adult in the present day, is forced to confront his mother who abandoned him when he was only two years old.
An unforgettable novel about the complexities of identity, art, adolescent friendships and familial bonds, offering a unique exploration of love, loneliness and reconciliation.
REVIEWS
"Impressive . . . Rowan Hisayo Buchanan [is] a 27-year-old with a very big literary career in front of her . . . Slick and intelligent... it's the subtle brilliance of Buchanan's back-to-front tale that really left me reeling." ― Stylist
"Elegant, accomplished debut... Although this is a dark novel, it is also as rich and vivid as the chapter headings' descriptions of paint colours." ― Express
"Lyrical and endearing." ― New York Times Book Review
"This beautiful novel explores creativity and the complicated relationships between parents and children." ― Psychologies
"This elegant and moving novel burns slowly, building in intensity as it develops to explore the subjects of identity, alienation and desire." ― Fanny Blake, Daily Mail
"Harmless Like You is a refreshing, bold book about understatement." ― Sunday Telegraph
PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Sceptre
ISBN: 978-1473638341
Pages: 320
An unforgettable novel about the complexities of identity, art, adolescent friendships and familial bonds, offering a unique exploration of love, loneliness and reconciliation.
REVIEWS
"Impressive . . . Rowan Hisayo Buchanan [is] a 27-year-old with a very big literary career in front of her . . . Slick and intelligent... it's the subtle brilliance of Buchanan's back-to-front tale that really left me reeling." ― Stylist
"Elegant, accomplished debut... Although this is a dark novel, it is also as rich and vivid as the chapter headings' descriptions of paint colours." ― Express
"Lyrical and endearing." ― New York Times Book Review
"This beautiful novel explores creativity and the complicated relationships between parents and children." ― Psychologies
"This elegant and moving novel burns slowly, building in intensity as it develops to explore the subjects of identity, alienation and desire." ― Fanny Blake, Daily Mail
"Harmless Like You is a refreshing, bold book about understatement." ― Sunday Telegraph
PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Sceptre
ISBN: 978-1473638341
Pages: 320