{"product_id":"9781555975760","title":"Picking Bones from Ash : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePicking Bones from Ash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Marie Mutsuki Mockett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhosts lurk in the bamboo forest outside the tiny northern Japanese town where Satomi lives with her elusive mother, Atsuko. A preternaturally gifted pianist, Satomi wrestles with inner demons. Her fall from grace is echoed in the life of her daughter, Rumi, who unleashes a ghost she must chase from foggy San Francisco to a Buddhist temple atop Japan's icy Mount Doom. In sharp, lush prose, \u003ci\u003ePicking Bones from Ash - \u003c\/i\u003eby Marie Mutsuki Mockett - examines the power and limitations of female talent in our globalized world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A book of intelligence and heart.” —\u003ci\u003eAMY TAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deeply preoccupied with girls, talent, and power.” —\u003ci\u003eMAUD NEWTON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best elements of a mystery story, ghost story, magical realism and the complex difficulties in deciding what is ‘best' for our elders and offspring.” —\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003ePicking Bones from Ash\u003c\/i\u003e], so firmly anchored in a sensuous reality, veers into a dream world. A reader has the sense that even the author was driven by her most powerful character: the original mother, raising her daughter alone, shunned by villagers, forced to make decisions that haunt her descendants.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555975760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40633889652942,"sku":"9781555975760","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7e38687e-c271-4878-ad9b-6afc1dc91ec9.jpg?v=1638927672","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555975760","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}