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Shadow Life

A comic by Hiromi Goto, illustrated by Ann Xu.

Hiromi Goto, illustrated by Ann Xu

When Kumiko's well-meaning adult daughters place her in an assisted living home, the seventy-six-year-old widow gives it a try, but it's not where she wants to be. She goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment, keeping the location secret even while communicating online with her eldest daughter. Kumiko revels in the small, daily pleasures: decorating as she pleases, eating what she wants, and swimming in the community pool. But something has followed her from her former residence Death's shadow.

Kumiko's sweet life is shattered when Death's shadow swoops in to collect her. With her quick mind and sense of humour, Kumiko, with the help of friends new and old, is prepared for the fight of her life. But how long can an old woman thwart fate? (From First Second Books)

Hiromi Goto is a writer and editor from British Columbia. Her novels includeChorus of Mushrooms, Half WorldandDarkest Light.Shadow Lifeis her first graphic novel.She was shortlisted for the 2020 CBC Poetry Prize.

Shadow Life was nominated for best graphic novel/comic at the 2022 Aurora Awards, which recognize the best in Canadian science fiction and fantasy.

Ann Xu is an American illustrator.

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