Hanako Footman

THE DEBUT NOVEL THAT'LL STEAL YOUR HEART SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024 'So beautiful ... Simply, it must be read' LISA TADDEO 'This feels like reading an Oscar-winning film' AISLING BEA 'Heart-shatteringly visceral and precise' WIZ WHARTON 'Compulsive, engrossing, and gorgeous ... Read it now' STEPHANIE SCOTT Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up...

'A brilliant explosion of writing and storytelling . . . This feels like reading an Oscar-winning film' - AISLING BEA 'Heart-shatteringly visceral and precise . . . a triumphant tribute to the self' - WIZ WHARTON 'This compulsive, engrossing, and gorgeous debut will utterly consume you. Read it now' - STEPHANIE SCOTT Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six....