The Tokyo Suite

Translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato

English translation 2025 · debut

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It’s a seemingly ordinary morning when Maju, a nanny, boards a bus with Cora, the young girl she’s been caring for, and disappears. The abduction, an act as impulsive as it is extreme, sets off a series of events that will force each character to confront their deepest fears and desires.

Fernanda, Cora’s mother, is a successful executive who is so engulfed in her own personal crisis that she initially fails to notice her daughter’s disappearance. Her marriage is strained, and she finds solace in an affair, distancing herself further from her family. Meanwhile, her husband, overwhelmed by the complexities of their domestic life, remains emotionally detached. As Maju navigates the streets of São Paulo with Cora, the “white army” of nannies, a term coined by Fernanda, seems to watch her every move, heightening her sense of paranoia and urgency.

About the author

Giovana Madalosso, born 1975, Brazil.

Also translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato

Catalogue record

ISBN
978-1-60945-980-2
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ISBN
  • 978-1-60945-980-2
Author
Madalosso, Giovana, 1975–
Statement
The Tokyo Suite / Giovana Madalosso ; translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato.
Records
Open Library

Subjects

  • Brazil
  • Love and romance

Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026