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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Kakigori Summer

Emily Itami (author)

Paperback Published on: 28/05/2026

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6 reviews

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You really can't pick your family, huh

The comparisons to Coco Mellors's Blue Sisters are abound, and for good reason - this hits all the same notes in a way that tosses and turns your emotions ... READ MORE

Benjamin Anuworakarn

Synopsis

Sisters Rei, Kiki and Ai have always had to look out for one another, but life has taken them on very different paths.

Eldest daughter Rei is spiky and sensible, consumed by her London finance job. Big-hearted Kiki is a single mother, working in a Tokyo retirement home. The free-spirited youngest, Ai, is a Japanese pop idol who has found fame and fortune - until a scandal spins her life into chaos . . .

Together, the three sisters retreat to the remote seaside town where they grew up. But returning home means facing the long shadow of their mother's death, and the lives they've built without each other.

Transporting, funny and moving, Kakigori Summer is an uplifting exploration of love, loss, and finding your way home.

Publisher information

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781474620314
Number of pages: 336
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 26 mm
Weight: 240g
Languages: English

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Don’t wait for summer, read it now.

Three sisters of dual heritage, a crisis, old wounds and the Japanese coast to heal them – this bittersweet story steeped in nostalgia scales the rock face... READ MORE

William Dobson

Beautiful family drama

I really enjoyed this story of three sisters, all very different, but all bound together by their love and support for each other. Set mainly in Japan th... READ MORE

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The highs and lows of sisterhood, incredibly vivid and bittersweet

In this brilliantly executed novel, three half-Japanese sisters are reunited when one of them suffers a professional disaster; to escape everything they re... READ MORE

Huttson Lo

Good Enough

Big Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the advanced copy! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are comple... READ MORE

Penny Makrelli

This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.

Culture

What did I like about Itami’s novel? There was so much to enjoy, to admire, not least the three sisters, all so different, yet when it came to it they shar... READ MORE

Amanda Duncan

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