Rebecca Crisp
Rebecca Crisp is from Readings Carlton
Review — 30 Aug 2022
The Pachinko Parlour by Elisa Shua Dusapin & Aneesa Abbas Higgins (trans.)
Claire’s lacking direction. In fact, she’s suffering from almost total inertia. Trying to achieve anything during a stifling Tokyo summer is difficult, but Claire’s apathy seemslike more than just a…
Review — 1 Aug 2021
The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura & Lucy North
Not very much of consequence happens in this compelling but odd little novel – until it does, with a speed that knocks the reader off balance.
The story begins some…
Review — 1 Jun 2021
Fault Lines by Emily Itami
Mizuki is a square peg in a round hole. Despite her efforts to break the mould, she finds herself cast as a Japanese housewife and mother of two. She loves…
