Grotesque John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1987) but called to live a

but called to live a life of rest

and emotion

Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to gain the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament

sexually and spiritually omnivorous

" --Chuck Colson

Grotesque John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1987) but called to live aTwo prostitutes are murdered in Tokyo. Twenty years previously both women were educated at the same elite school for young ladies, and had seemingly promising futures ahead of them. But in a world of dark desire and vicious ambition, for both women, prostitution meant power. Grotesque is a masterful and haunting thriller, a chilling exploration of women's secret lives in modern day Japan.