The Goddess Chronicle
By Natsuo KirinoFrom internationally bestselling crime writer Natsuo Kirino comes a mythical feminist noir about family secrets, broken loyalties, and the search from truth in a deceitful world.
In a place like no other, on a mystical island in the shape of tear drop, two sisters are born into a family of oracles. Kamikuu is admired far and wide for her otherworldly beauty; small and headstrong Namima learns to live in her sister s shadow. On her sixth birthday, Kamikuu is chosen to become the next Oracle, serving the realm of light, while Namima is forced to serve the realm of darknessdestined to spend eternity guiding the spirits of the deceased to the underworld.
As the sisters serve opposite fates, Namima embarks on a journey that takes her from the experience of first love to the aftermath of scalding betrayal. Caught in an elaborate web of treachery, she travels between the land of the living and the Realm of the Dead, seeking vengeance and closure.
At the heart of this exquisitely dark tale, Kirino masterfully reimagines the ancient Japanese creation myth of Izanami and Izanaki. A provocative, fantastical saga, "The Goddess Chronicle" tells a sumptuous story of sex, murder, gods and goddesses, and bittersweet revenge."
Book details
- Hardcover
- 312 pages
- English
- 0802121098
- 9780802121097
About Natsuo Kirino
natsuo kirino, born in 1951 in kanazawa (ishikawa prefecture) was an active and spirited child brought up between her two brothers, one being six years old Read More about Natsuo Kirino
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