After Sunita's beloved pet cat, Mittens, gets injured on her watch, she wonders if vet work is right for her. She takes an internship at a research lab, but learns that they test on animals and eventually put them to sleep. Sunita loves animals, but can she find a way to work with them without harmi
Masks
β Scribed by Fumiko Enchi
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Juliet Winters Carpenter, Vintage International
- Year
- 2015;2007
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Following the death of her son, Mieko ToganΕ takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. Devastated by her loss, she skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, is Mieko's mentally-handicapped daughter, who has her own role to play in her mother's bizarre schemes. In Masks, Enchi has crafted a stunning and understated novel of seduction and infidelity.
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