My Mother, Defeating Her Demons

by Rui Kodemari

illus. by Yoshimasa Kawataki

This touching collection of autobiographical essays follows the publication in July of “My Mum”, which is a fictionalised account of the author’s childhood with her partially-sighted and then blind mother.  Set against a backdrop of post-war Japan, award-winning author Rui Kodemari describes the challenges of disability her mother faced, her wish to become a writer, their clashes growing up, and her understanding – in her 60s – of the true value of her mother’s love.

19 x 14 cm, 190 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published September 2022