The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida A Novel of Modern Japan

A bewitching novel set in contemporary Japan about the mysterious suicide of a young woman. Miwako Sumida is dead. Now those closest to her try to piece together the fragments of her life. Ryusei, who always loved Miwako, follows her trail to a remote Japanese village. Chie, her best friend, was the only person to know her true identity -- but is now the time to reveal it? Meanwhile, Fumi, Ryusei's sister, has her own haunting secret. Together, they realise that the young woman they thought they knew had more going on than they could ever have dreamed.