Body

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Self-esteem, the cost of vanity and being-careful-what-you-wish-for are the thematic connective tissue of Body's collection of psychological horror stories. In the vein of The Twilight Zone, each story ends with a shock leaving the reader unsettled: a girl is reduced to skin and bone when she develops bulimia as a result of bullying; a woman's desperate attempts to regain her husband's attention through cosmetic surgery have unexpected results; an unruly man's fascination with boxing consumes his life; and more.

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Praise for Asa Nonami

This pulpy family psychodrama is hugely entertaininglike watching some filmed version of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test from an adapted screenplay by Mario Puzo and directed by Yasujiro Ozu. TIME Asia on Now You're One of Us

Asa Nonami has crafted a fascinating horror story that lingers in the imagination long after the final page has been turned. HorrorReader.com on Now You're One of Us

Author Bio

Asa Nonami is the V.C. Andrews of Japanese fiction. A prolific writer of her own brand of sometimes gothic suspense, she is most notable for strong women characters in a mystery genre frequently predominated by men. Nonami was born in 1960 in Tokyo and attended Waseda University to study Sociology before dropping out and getting a job at an advertising agency. In 1988 she made her fiction writing debut with Happy Breakfast and won the Japan Mystery Suspense Award. In 1996, Nonami won the 115th Naoki Prize for The Hunter. Among her other notable works are The June 19th Bride, Paradise Thirty, Dramatic Children, and Muderer of the Blooming Season. Her first work to be translated in English, The Hunter, received widespread acclaim in the U.S. in 2006. Nonami's second novel, Now You're One of Us, was released in December 2007 by Vertical.