Mothers

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by Umi Kusahara. Published by Glacier Bay Books, August 2023. 264 pages. EXCERPTS ARE POSTED BELOW Mothers is Kusahara Umi’s debut English title, collecting and translating 15 years worth of self-published short stories developed on themes of love, family, and loss. Mothers contains 12 short stories that encapsulate different facets of the human experience. A man grapples with his complicated relationship with his mother, who he abandoned after leaving home for college, and whose heart (and body) were too big for the world to be kind to; a young girl finds a small bird, and after nursing it back to…

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MOTHERS is nominated for the 2024 American Manga Awards / US Manga Awards, for ‘Best New Manga’.

Here are some excerpts from the book:

read the story “Body”

read the story “Mothers”

read the story “Wolf of the Woods”

The print edition is offset printed on a luxury cream paper stock, with a sewn binding. The cover features gatefold flaps spot printed with a mix of red and blue inks on uncoated paper, showcasing brand new artwork created by Umi specially for this, their first collected edition.

Words about MOTHERS

“A gorgeous collection of intimate and delicate short stories that speak to the heart. I would advise to read them little by little and letting them sink in, as you can tell how the author poured their soul into each one of them.”Solace

A collection really well drawn slice of life stories. Their premises were really unique and had deep emotions. My favourites were ‘Body’, ‘A Good Day for Tiramisu’, ‘Dragonfly Sora’, ‘Rapunzel Today’, and ‘Mothers’.Jerry Chen

“A really beautiful, really thoughtful collection”Manga Machinations

MANGA REVIEW: MOTHERS evokes dark dreams, zine scene

 

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Weight 28 oz
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