I would like to offer my completed book for review. Spider Lily: Six Toxic Tales from Japan, is a collection of six stories blending contemporary Japanese settings with elements of folklore, social critique and feminist horror.
The stories are diverse in style and tone: a darkly satirical tale of victim blaming when a rail company cancels its women-only carriage; a story told through the eyes of a child whose family is being crushed by the father’s addiction; a period piece set in feudal Kyoto where the patriarchal forces of feudal era ikebana become a site of gaslighting; and a surreal tournament in which a girl’s dog eats a mythical flower and becomes a Go-playing genius, amongst others. Though distinct in narrative and setting, a common theme running through the book is how silence, complicity and appearance are often enforced on women through tradition, public pressure and unspoken rules. Please get in touch if you would like a copy. Thanks.
The stories are diverse in style and tone: a darkly satirical tale of victim blaming when a rail company cancels its women-only carriage; a story told through the eyes of a child whose family is being crushed by the father’s addiction; a period piece set in feudal Kyoto where the patriarchal forces of feudal era ikebana become a site of gaslighting; and a surreal tournament in which a girl’s dog eats a mythical flower and becomes a Go-playing genius, amongst others. Though distinct in narrative and setting, a common theme running through the book is how silence, complicity and appearance are often enforced on women through tradition, public pressure and unspoken rules.
Please get in touch if you would like a copy.
Thanks.