<b>'A brilliant explosion of writing and storytelling . . . This feels like reading an Oscar-winning film' - AISLING BEA</b><b><br></b><b>'Heart-shatteringly visceral and precise . . . a triumphant tribute to the self' - WIZ WHARTON</b><br>
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'This compulsive, engrossing, and gorgeous debut will utterly consume you. Read it now' - STEPHANIE SCOTT</b><br>
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<b>Mei</b> loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing both her heritage and her growing love for her best friend Fran.<br>
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<b>Yuki</b> leaves the Japanese countryside to pursue her dream of becoming a concert violinist in London. Lonely and far from home, she finds herself caught up in the charms of her older teacher.<br>
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<b>Haruka</b> attempts to navigate Tokyo's nightlife and all of its many vices, working as a hostess in seedy bars. She grieves a mother who hid so many secrets from her, until finally one of those secrets comes to light . . .<br>
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Shifting between three intertwining narratives, Mongrel reveals a tangled web of isolation, desire, love, and ultimately, hope.
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