![]() I really wanted to fit in one last novel for the Japanese Literary Challenge 4 and I’m really glad I got to finish this because it’s a beautiful book and I want to share it with you all. I didn’t really know what to expect, maybe something similar to Ishiguro’s early novels. It surprised me that this was her first book. I keep going on about how impressive the prose is for a first time novelist but if you’ve read as many books as I have (and I’m sure a fair number of you have and probably more!) you get this certain tingling feeling when you come across writing that is almost perfect. Picking Bones From Ash is Mockett’s first novel and it is an impressive one. But what I’m always reminded about is that although there are always certain experiences us mixed folk share, there are also huge historical, cultural and familial differences that are naturally inherent in all families. I think I’m perpetually searching for experiences that may be akin to mine. And of course I was interested in her story. ![]() I read her creative non-fiction essay and liked what she wrote. It may have been while I was surfing the web for something half-Japanese. I don’t know how I came across Marie Mutsuki Mockett. ![]()
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