Starfish

A gorgeous and emotionally resonant debut novel about a half-Japanese teen who grapples with social anxiety and her narcissistic mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school. From debut author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, heartbreaking story of identity, family, and the beauty that emerges when we embrace our true selves.

Un roman de debut superb si emotionant despre o adolescenta pe jumatate japoneza care se lupta cu anxietatea sociala si cu mama ei narcisista in urma unei respingeri zdrobitoare de la scoala de arta. De la autoarea debutanta Akemi Dawn Bowman vine o poveste luminoasa si sfasietoare despre identitate, familie si frumusetea care apare atunci cand ne imbratisam adevaratul sine.