What’s Left Of Me Is Yours By Stephanie Scott

‘What’s Left Of Me Is Yours’ is the debut book by Stephanie Scott.

When Sato hires Kaitaro, a wakaresaseya agent, to have an affair with his wife, Rina, he assumes it will be an easy case. But Sato has never truly understood Rina or her desires and Kaitaro’s job is to do exactly that – until he does it too well. While Rina remains ignorant of the circumstances that brought them together, she and Kaitaro fall in a desperate, singular love, setting in motion a series of violent acts that will forever haunt her daughter Sumiko’s life.

This story is a gripping and complex debut about the demise and the beginnings of new relationships.

Seen from multiple perspectives, the story explores how Sumiko a lawyer investigates her mother’s, Rhina’s death and finds herself delving into the dark world of wakaresaseya which is when a spouse sets up their partner to gain the upper hand in divorce proceedings. Rhina is set up by a wakaresaseya and finds herself falling for the man hired to lure her away.

As Sumiko looks into the mystery surrounding her mother’s death, she’s finds herself unravelling secrets that were tried to be hidden.

As a debut this is a beautifully written and atmospheric, set against the backdrop of Japan. It’s vividly written and informative about Japanese customs that’s both fascinating and insightful about the culture.

The story is seen from multiple perspectives and from different times and this makes for interesting reading as Sumiko looks into her mother’s death and Rhina deals with falling in love.

A story about marriage break up and it’s terrible consequences, ‘What’s Left Of Me Is Yours’ is an exquisitely crafter thriller and love story that was gripping and immersive.

You can buy ‘What’s Left Of Me Is Yours’ from Amazon and is available to buy from good bookshops.