The Big Bath House
Kyo Maclear
A young girl recalls visiting her grandmother in Japan with her mother, grandmother, aunts, and female cousins. Soon after arriving, they go together to the bath house, a place shaped by family custom and cultural tradition. There, the relatives wash, scrub one another’s backs, play together, and share the water. The story notices bodies at many stages of life before the family dries off, eats treats, and walks home through the night holding hands.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.
