Pálida luz en las colinas

Synopsis of Pálida luz en las colinas

After her eldest daughter's suicide, Etsuko, a fifty-year-old Japanese woman living in England, finds herself immersed in memories of her past life. The novel explores the complexity of human relationships and the traumas of the past, set in a Japan recovering from the aftermath of the war and the impact of the atomic bomb. Through Etsuko's memory, the enigmatic relationship with Sachiko and her daughter Mariko is revealed, characters who hold secrets and painful experiences that influence the protagonist's present.