In Plain View. Julie Shigekuni

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      PRAISE FOR JULIE SHIGEKUNI

      “Artfully evocative... The lesson one takes from [Shigekuni’s book] is time-honored in every culture.”

      —THE NEW YORK TIMES

      “This is an intense and introspective book... Shigekuni’s well-crafted first novel succeeds in engaging the reader in its exploration of a universal theme.”

      —SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

      “A family saga on an intimate scale... Shigekuni evokes with skill and sensitivity the many colorations of unhappiness that tinge these interwoven lives.”

      —BOSTON GLOBE

      “An accomplished novelist, Shigekuni tells a powerful story of the strength of family and the creation of identity... A first novel that betokens a promising career indeed.”

      —ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

      “Julie Shigekuni explores both the stories that connect us and the silences that keep us apart. This graceful and compassionate novel reminds us how we can never fully know the people in our lives, including (and maybe even especially) ourselves.”

      —GAYLE BRANDEIS, AUTHOR OF DELTA GIRLS

      “With delicate detail and cold-blooded precision, Julie Shigekuni tells this story of shattered family emotions that is at once disturbing and beautiful.”

      —DAVID WONG LOUIE, AUTHOR OF THE BARBARIANS ARE COMING

      The Unnamed Press

      P.O. Box 411272

      Los Angeles, CA 90041

      Published in North America by The Unnamed Press.

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      Copyright © 2016 by Julie Shigekuni

      ISBN: 978-1-944700-28-7

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2016917169

      This book is distributed by Publishers Group West

      Cover design & typeset by Jaya Nicely

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are wholly fictional or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. Permissions inquiries may be directed to [email protected].

      FOR VALERIE ROMEO & NAUGHTY CHULA

      I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little—if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny. And it’s best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.

      —COCO CHANEL

      CONTENTS

Prologue: In Plain View

Part One: A Death in Los Angeles

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Part Two: The Grandeur of his Life in Mito

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      Chapter 18

      Chapter 19

      Chapter 20

      Part Three: The Aftermath

      Chapter 21

      Chapter 22

      Chapter 23

      Chapter 24

      Chapter 25

      Chapter 26

      Part Four: Installations

      Chapter 27

      Chapter 28

      Chapter 29

      Chapter 30

      Chapter 31

      Chapter 32

      Chapter 33

      Chapter 34

      Chapter 35

      Part Five: Hard Evidence

      Chapter 36

      Chapter 37

      Chapter 38

      Chapter 39

      Chapter 40

      Chapter 41

      Part Six: Too Late to Look Back

      Chapter 42

      Chapter 43

      Chapter 44

      Chapter 45

      Chapter 46

      Chapter 47

      Chapter 48

      Chapter 49

      Epilogue: Think of Me

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

       PROLOGUE

       IN PLAIN VIEW

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