PositiveiNewsI mean, what does feeling like a woman actually entail?\' asks the narrator of Breasts and Eggs , Japanese novelist Mieko Kawakami’s astute, progressive reflection on womanhood. It is a question at the heart of this book, which radically examines the female form and psyche. It is also one to which, Kawakami suggests, there is no simple answer ... It can be hard going but there is something rewarding in persevering through these latter pages, where you will discover lucid moments of insight ... Ultimately, Breasts and Eggs is bold and refreshing – a story of female empowerment, of living without men and male conventions. While the space the novel occupies is very Japanese, its themes are universal.
