An elegiac story of two young cousins coming of age at the Japanese seaside.
Maria has grown up at the seaside alongside her cousin Tsugumi, a lifelong invalid, charismatic, spoiled and occasionally cruel. Now Maria is moving to Tokyo to go to university.
When Tsugumi invites Maria to spend a last summer by the sea, a restful idyll becomes a time of dramatic growth as Tsugumi finds love, and Maria learns the true meaning of home and family.
ISBN: 9780571212842
Publication date: 04/08/2026
Price: $27.99
RRP: $27.99
Format: Paperback
Available stock: 1
Publishing status: Active
Author: Yoshimoto, Banana
Imprint: Faber










