After finding her husband drowned in the bathtub, loyal wife Jia Jia finds herself alone and abandoned by society, becoming increasingly obsessed with a crude drawing of a ‘fish man’ she finds next to the body, Jia Jia embarks on a journey to discover the origins of this strange being. With echoes of Murakami, this is a book which stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page. Picked by John