Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, Louise Heal Kawai (Translator) ‘To myself alone could I

‘To myself alone could I look’Jane Eyre and Lucy Snowe are heroines who depend upon no one but themselves

the resourceful Sayuri is a romantic heroine on the order of Jane Eyre and Scarlett O'Hara

Kino is blind to the greed

missed deadlines

Allan is not… Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window

Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami, Louise Heal Kawai (Translator) ‘To myself alone could IA young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter, entranced by the beauty of the woman who works there. Her aloof demeanour and electric blue eyelids make him feel the most intense joy hes ever known. He calls her Ms Ice Sandwich, and he wants nothing more than to spend his days watching her coolly slip sandwiches into bags. But life keeps getting in the way theres his beloved grandmothers illness, and a faltering friendship with his