'In those days, everyone could smell perfume. Everyone knew how wonderful it was. But no more. It’s not sold anywhere, and no one wants it. It was disappeared the autumn of the year that your father and I were married.'⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio then tap the same image you see here to read an extract from The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder.⁠ ⁠ #BookerBOTM