Sceptre Harmless Like You Buchanan Rowan Hisayo

When the meaning of 'home' is complicated, we strive for a sense of connection • Yet sometimes being alone feels like the easiest choice to make • In 1968 Yuki is 16 and has not one friend in all of New York • It's the year her parents move back to Tokyo, but Yuki decides to stay • As she sketches out her new life, it is also the year she'll fall in love with a shade of orange, climb out a window, meets an aspiring model, and run tangle-haired through the night • In 2016 gallery owner Jay becomes a father, believing he is a happily married man • It's the year he will finally confront his mother, who abandoned their family when he was two years old • Her name is Yuki Oyama and she has been living for decades as an artist in Berlin • Written with startling beauty and power, Harmless Like You explores the complexities of identity and art and captures, over decades and cities, a fractured family narrative of love, loneliness and reconciliation подробнее