In the end, were all the samewe just want to be smothered like babies against anotherhumans beating heartThrough a cracked door, heartsick Emi hears a playful growl. Cautiously, she lets her lover ina wolf of a man wielding a bouquet of roses. His shoulders must have been four inches wider than mine. As I stood behind him, I fantasized about the broadness of his chest and the thickness of his neck...and about becoming his mistress once again.And so their story goes. For a young woman interested in love without the hassle of a traditional relationship, an affair with someone elses spoiled husband is just what she ordereduntil its time to move on.Then theres Yuko with even less time for married mens shenanigans, she turns her attention to her aging father and the guilt of adultery that has gnawed at his heart for years. Her mother is long dead, yet her memory is enshrined for eternity in theirboth fathers and daughtersmirrored indiscretions.Drawn soon after the criticallyacclaimed Talk to My Back, the two stories in Second Hand Love mark the triumphant return of Yamada Murasaki, one of literary mangas most respected feminist voices. Translated by noted historian Ryan Holmberg, this edition includes an interview with the artist from the height of her career in 1985, where her wit and wisdom are on shimmering display.

Binding: Paperback;228 pages; Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly; Classification: FX; Weight: 532 g; Dimensions: 213 x 155 x 16

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