Sinking Francis: A Novel

The touching story of a woman who finds new love and purpose in the natural beauty of northern Japan, told in evocative prose reminiscent of Murakami-from the critically acclaimed author of The Summer House.

After breaking up with her live-in boyfriend, Keiko quits her job in Tokyo and makes up her mind to move to Hokkaidō. There, she finds a job at a post office in a small village of 800 people. Now in her mid-30s, she still has vivid memories of living in Hokkaidō during junior high school...