num_pages: 224
description: A seductive psychological thriller about obsession, jealousy and deceit, and a Japanese classic Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady in an uninspiring marriage. When she decides to take an art class in town she meets the extraordinary Mitsuko, a woman as beautiful and charismatic as she is cunning. They begin a passionate affair and Sonoko soon finds herself infatuated by Mitsuko, and ensnared in a web of sex, humiliation and deceit. With an introduction by Kristen Roupenian, author of 'Cat Person'
language: English
title: Quicksand
titlecomplete: Quicksand
characters: Sonoko Kakiuchi
genres: Fiction, Asia, Queer, LGBT, Japan, Japanese Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, 20th Century
ratings_count: 3369
places: Japan, Osaka
publisher: Vintage