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Book SynopsisSumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel.
Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life: what is sexual desire, and should she ever tell Miu how she feels for her?
Trade ReviewSputnik Sweetheart has touched me deeper and pushed me further than anything I've read in a long time -- Julie Myerson * Guardian *
How does Murakami manage to make poetry while writing of contemporary life and emotions? I am weak-kneed with admiration * Independent on Sunday *
A beautiful novel, as light as a feather, and yet enduringly sad... a captivating book from one of the world's most interesting authors * Sunday Herald *
Murakami has been compared to everyone from Raymond Carver to Raymond Chandler - which should tell you only one thing: he's unique * Independent *
Confirms Murakami as a master of his craft... Out of this world * Time Out *
