Audition -- Ryu Murakami

<p>In this gloriously over-the-top tale, Aoyama, a widower who has lived alone with his son ever since his wife died seven years before, finally decides it is time to remarry. Since Aoyama is a bit rusty when it comes to dating, a filmmaker friend proposes that, in order to attract the perfect wife, they do a casting call for a movie they don't intend to produce. As the r sum s pile up, only one of the applicants catches Aoyama's attention--Yamasaki Asami--a striking young former ballerina with a mysterious past. Blinded by his instant and total infatuation, Aoyama is too late in discovering that she is a far cry from the innocent young woman he imagines her to be. The novel's fast-paced, thriller conclusion doesn't spare the reader as Yamasaki takes off her angelic mask and reveals what lies beneath.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Ryu Murakami<br><b>Publisher:</b> W. W. Norton & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 06/07/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 192<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.35lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.24h x 5.58w x 0.48d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780393338416<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 03/01/2010 pg. 32<br><i>Library Journal</i> 05/01/2010 pg. 69