The Eighth Life - Nino Haratischvili or ‘under the influence’ of

or ‘under the influence’ of fatherhood

a traditional Tokyo neighborhood of narrow streets

When her mother emigrates to China for work

With his dog and his ram by his side

'So my mind sinks in this immensity:and foundering is sweet in such a sea'

The Eighth Life - Nino Haratischvili or ‘under the influence’ ofAt the start of the twentieth century, on the edge of the Russian empire, a family prospers. It owes its success to a delicious chocolate recipe, passed down from generation to generation with great care and caution. A caution which is justified: it is a recipe for ecstasy that carries a very bitter aftertaste. Stasia learns it from her Georgian father and takes it north, following her new husband, Simon, to his posting in St. Petersburg, the centre