In this witty and exuberant collection of feminist retellings of traditional Japanese folktales, humans live side by side with spirits who provide a variety of useful services—from truth-telling to babysitting, from protecting castles to fighting crime. A busybody aunt who disapproves of hair removal; a pair of door-to-door saleswomen hawking portable lanterns; a cheerful lover who visits every night to take a luxurious bath; a silent house-caller who babysits and cleans while a single mother is out working. Where the Wild Ladies Are is populated by these and many other spirited women—who also happen to be ghosts. This is a realm in which jealousy, stubbornness, and other excessive "feminine" passions are not to be feared or suppressed, but rather cultivated; and, chances are, a man named Mr. Tei will notice your talents and recruit you, dead or alive (preferably dead), to join his mysterious company. In this witty and exuberant collection of linked stories, Aoko Matsuda takes the rich, millennia-old tradition of Japanese folktales—shapeshifting wives and foxes, magical trees and wells—and wholly reinvents them, presenting a world in which humans are consoled, guided, challenged, and transformed by the only sometimes visible forces that surround them.

La Remei té més de quaranta anys, està casada i té un fill, treballa moltes hores a l’hospital i està absorbida per la vida domèstica i professional. La seva germana Marga, una mica més jove, és tot el soltera i sense cap projecte vital ni professional que la lligui, té la sensació que li ha passat la joventut sense adonar-se’n i encara busca el seu lloc al món. I la mare de totes dues, l’Erne, ja fa més de quinze anys que va instal·lar-se a Itàlia i ha construït una vida nova allà, deixant enrere la vida al poble i les seves dues filles, que no l’hi perdonen. Però quan la Remei arrossega la Marga fins al cor de la Toscana perquè necessita un refugi, i unes quantes solucions, aquestes tres dones distanciades i diferents, amb aspiracions i experiències tan dispars, hauran d’aprendre a entendre’s i a comunicar-se, i lluitaran per retrobar-se després que es desveli un secret familiar que va marcar definitivament la vida de totes tres. Amb la delicadesa narrativa i el sentit de l’humor agredolç de Gina, que va seduir milers de lectors, A casa teníem un himne explora els secrets familiars, les tries vitals i les oportunitats perdudes. “Una veu absolutament fresca”, Sílvia Soler ”Maria Climent enganxa més que Telegram”, Natza Farré‬‬‬ "Climent sap que cada frase s’ha d’alliberar de les paraules de més, li agrada escriure perquè en sap i, evidentment, al lector li agrada que li agradi”, Ponç Puigdevall, El País

Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinji must risk his life to prove his worth.

Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinji must risk his life to prove his worth.