Fan CastingShizuko's Daughter

by Kyoko Mori

Story added by kamsismith on September 5, 2023

Yuki Okuda knows her mother would be proud of her grades and her achievements in sports if she were alive. But she committed suicide. And Yuki has to learn how to live with a father who doesn't seem to love her and a stepmother who treats her badly. Most important, she has to learn how to live with herself: a twelve-year-old Japanese girl growing up alone, trying to make sense of a tragedy that makes no sense at all....read more

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#japan #ya #loss #1970s #1960s

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Fan Casting Shizuko Okuda

Role added by kamsismith on September 5, 2023

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Description of Shizuko Okuda:

Shizuko is Yuki's mother. Although she commits suicide in the first chapter, her presence is felt throughout the novel. Shizuko was an artist. She loved colors and emotions. She loved flowers and things that were different. She encouraged Yuki to be different but often worried about her at school because she was so different.