Clarissa Goenawan

University sophomore Miwako Sumida has hanged herself, leaving those closest to her reeling. In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from? Expanding on the beautifully crafted world of Rainbirds, Clarissa Goenawan gradually pierces through a young woman's careful facade, unmasking her most painful secrets.

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida

Ren Ishida is nearly finished with graduate school when he receives news of his sister, Keiko's, sudden death. She was viciously stabbed one rainy night on her way home, and there are no leads. Ren heads to Akakawa to conclude his sister's affairs, still failing to understand why she chose to abandon the family and Tokyo for this desolate town years ago. As he comes to know the figures in Akakawa, from the enigmatic politician to his fellow teachers and a rebellious, alluring student named Rio, Ren delves into his shared childhood with Keiko and what followed, trying to piece together what happened the night of her death. Haunted in his dreams by a young girl who is desperately trying to tell him something, Ren struggles to find solace in the void his sister has left behind.

Rainbirds

A mesmerising novel set in Japan, by the author of Rainbirdsand The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida, about a young man trying to escape his past. When Shouji Arai crosses one of his company's most powerful clients, he must leave Akakawa immediately or risk his life. But his girlfriend Youko is nowhere to be found. Haunted by dreams of drowning and the words of a fortune teller who warned him away from three women with water in their names, he travels to Tokyo, where he tries in vain to track Youko down. But Shouji soon realises that not everything Youko told him about herself was true. Who is the real woman he once lived with and loved, and where could she be hiding? Watersongis a spellbinding novel of loves lost and recovered, of secrets never spoken, and of how our pasts shape our futures.

Watersong

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida merupakan karya sastra best seller karangan Clarissa Goenawan yang diterbitkan oleh Gramedia Pustaka Utama pada tahun 2013. Novel ini bercerita mengenai teka-teki kehidupan seorang gadis bernama Miwako Sumida. Pembaca perempuan yang berada di rentang usia remaja hingga dewasa menjadi target penulis untuk menikmati kisah dalam novelnya. Dengan caranya yang cerdas dan memikat, Clarissa Goenawan menggambarkan karakter yang kuat dan berbeda-beda pada setiap tokoh dalam The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida. Novel ini mengajarkan apa yang tak tampak di permukaan, yang menjadi duri dalam daging yang menggerogoti kehidupan Miwako Sumida. Sinopsis Saat mengetahui Miwako Sumida memutuskan mengakhiri hidup, Ryusei putus asa, terbenam dalam kesedihan, penyesalan, dan beribu pertanyaan. Bukankah Miwako selalu baik-baik saja? Kenapa gadis yang dicintainya itu memilih menghilang selamanya? Bagi Chie, Miwako adalah sahabat yang blak-blakan sekaligus penuh rahasia. Ada dinding-dinding tak kasat mata dalam diri Miwako yang tak akan pernah bisa ditembusnya. Sementara di mata Fumi, sejak awal ia tahu kepribadian Miwako yang tak biasa akan membuat adiknya, Ryusei, kesulitan. Namun, kematian gadis itu mampu membangkitkan trauma masa lalu yang susah payah ia pendam. Misteri apa yang Miwako sembunyikan di balik pesonanya yang menyilaukan? Dan apakah memecahkan misteri itu akan membuat Ryusei, Chie, dan Fumi berhasil menghalau kepedihan atas kehilangan mereka?

Perfekcyjny świat Miwako Sumidy

A mesmerizing novel by the author of Rainbirdsand The Perfect World of Miwako Sumidaabout a young man trying to escape his past in Japan. When Shouji Arai crosses one of his company's most powerful clients, he must leave Akakawa immediately or risk his life. But his girlfriend Youko is nowhere to be found. Haunted by dreams of drowning and the words of a fortune teller who warned him away from three women with water in their names, he travels to Tokyo, where he tries in vain to track Youko down. But Shouji soon realises that not everything Youko told him about herself was true. Who is the real woman he once lived with and loved, and where could she be hiding? Watersongis a spellbinding novel of loves lost and recovered, of secrets never spoken, and of how our pasts shape our futures.

Clarissa Goenawan

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