An unnamed narrator meets her mother in Japan for a holiday. From the moment they see each other at the airport, a pall of uncertainty descends upon them. They are hesitant, almost to the point of clumsiness, in trying to express whatever love lies beneath. The years have clearly eroded their bond. What follows is a delicate dance of reconnection. Every moment is refracted through a prism of memory and hope, often leading to gorgeously recounted digressions and meditations; on an inspiring lecturer, an uncle’s lost love, a creepy diner at the restaurant where the narrator once worked.
COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW by Jessica Au
COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW by Jessica Au
COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW by Jessica Au
An unnamed narrator meets her mother in Japan for a holiday. From the moment they see each other at the airport, a pall of uncertainty descends upon them. They are hesitant, almost to the point of clumsiness, in trying to express whatever love lies beneath. The years have clearly eroded their bond. What follows is a delicate dance of reconnection. Every moment is refracted through a prism of memory and hope, often leading to gorgeously recounted digressions and meditations; on an inspiring lecturer, an uncle’s lost love, a creepy diner at the restaurant where the narrator once worked.