Harmless Like You - A Novel

Written in startlingly beautiful prose, Harmless Like You is set across New York, Connecticut, and Berlin. At its heart is Yuki Oyama, a Japanese girl fighting to make it as an artist, and her struggle with her decision to leave her two-year-old son, Jay. As an adult, Jay sets out to find his mother and confront her abandonment.

About the author

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is a British-Japanese-Chinese-American novelist. She received a BA from Columbia University and currently resides in the UK. Harmless Like You won an Authors' Club First Novel Award and a Betty Trask Award. It was a New York Times Editors' Choice and a 2017 NPR Great Read.

Summary

"Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's debut is a beautifully textured novel, befitting the story of an artist." -Washington Post

Product details

• Authors: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2025
• EAN: 9780393355741
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35574-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 208 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 262 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature