The Woman in the Purple Skirt
Natsuko Imamura
This book was a really light and fast read. The story is about the stalking of the Woman in the Purple Skirt (twitps) by the Woman in the Yellow Cardigan (twityc). It's told from the perspective of twityc, who really wants to get closer and befriend twitps, so much so she lures her into working together. Both of these women are strange loners living uninteresting lives but one of them manages to catch everyones attention, while the other remains ignored. As two similar people, it is very interesting to observe how the two are treated throughout the novel. Sometimes being quiet equals cute and elusive, and sometimes it equals boring and ignorable. I do not believe the focus of this story is creepy obsession, rather envy and yearning for something you cannot have, some mysterious quality which allows you to have people orbiting around you. Not sure if that made much sense but I think it's a worthy read!