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Shadow Family

Juliet Winters Carpenter

3.4/5 ( ratings)

In Shadow Family, Miyuki Miyabe draws readers into the amorphous world of Internet chat rooms-a world of people from all walks of life attracted by the possibility of being whomever they want to be.

Police investigating the murder of a middle-aged office worker discover e-mail correspondence on the victim's computer that indicates he had been a regular participant in an Internet chat room, as the "father" in a fantasy "family." Meanwhile, a female detective is assigned to protect the dead man's real-life daughter who complains of being stalked. As the real daughter confronts her father's alternate life, we are pulled into a psychological drama that pits reality and illusion against each other in astonishing ways.

Language: English

Pages: 203

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Kodansha

Release: December 09, 2005

ISBN: 4770030045

ISBN 13: 9784770030047

Shadow Family

Juliet Winters Carpenter

3.4/5 ( ratings)

In Shadow Family, Miyuki Miyabe draws readers into the amorphous world of Internet chat rooms-a world of people from all walks of life attracted by the possibility of being whomever they want to be.

Police investigating the murder of a middle-aged office worker discover e-mail correspondence on the victim's computer that indicates he had been a regular participant in an Internet chat room, as the "father" in a fantasy "family." Meanwhile, a female detective is assigned to protect the dead man's real-life daughter who complains of being stalked. As the real daughter confronts her father's alternate life, we are pulled into a psychological drama that pits reality and illusion against each other in astonishing ways.

Language: English

Pages: 203

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Kodansha

Release: December 09, 2005

ISBN: 4770030045

ISBN 13: 9784770030047

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