Plum Wine: A NovelTerrace Books, 01/04/2006 - 332 páginas Barbara Jefferson, a young American teaching in Tokyo in the 1960s, is set on a life-changing quest when her Japanese surrogate mother, Michi, dies, leaving her a tansu of homemade plum wines wrapped in rice paper. Within the papers Barbara discovers writings in Japanese calligraphy that comprise a startling personal narrative. With the help of her translator, Seiji Okada, Barbara begins to unravel the mysteries of Michi's life, a story that begins in the early twentieth century and continues through World War II and its aftermath. |
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... brought out a bowl of the custard for herself . " I've taken your dinner ! " " This is all I am wanting . We say chawan mushi is the most ben- eficial food for old people and children , excellent for the digestion . " Barbara drank her ...
... You are here , " he said . " Yes . " His steady gaze calmed her . " I brought this for your mother and aunt . " She fumbled with the knot on the furoshiki and took out the tin of cookies . " Thank you . My mother and aunt will enjoy 52 #
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