Banana Yoshimoto's The Lake is, like much in Japan, simple and straight forward but never austere. Prose is precise with not a single word wasted (unlike much literature on the shelves!)
The Lake is a reluctant love story, between recently bereaved Chihiro and her neighbour Nakajima, who share a Tokyo apartment block. Both find themselves in the city having moved away from another life in the country. For Chihiro the move followed the death of her 'mama san' mother. The truth about Nakajimi's former life lies in the Lake itself.
Very little actually happens in the story and yet as the reader we feel strangely drawn to these lonely characters as their relationship slowly develops.
Looking for plot twists and turns? Then this is not the book for you but for a haunting and alternative love story between two remarkable characters this is a stunning read.
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