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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... moved by the Thank you , Rie . " poem . Rie's hand shot up again . " Here at Kodaira College , we have snow - viewing parties . This is very poetic . " She folded her arms across her chest . " It sounds lovely . " Barbara paused ...
... moved away from her down the hall . Barbara sat up and turned on her light . She looked around at the bare walls , the sliding rice paper door of her closet half open . Her chest ached terribly . She looked at her watch : 10:30 . It was ...
... moved to the edge of the circle and looked down at the finished bowls . He stood beside her . " Do you find these interesting ? " " I'm very interested in pottery , but I've never seen anything so beautiful as these bowls . " " Ah so ...
... moved along the path . Barbara had shortened the distance between them when the woman approached the busy street that led into Kokubunji and without pausing stepped into it . As Barbara ran to catch up a bus stopped in front of her ...
... sound of his sleeve against her silk jacket . He moved quickly away and pointed out the small room to the left . " There is preparation area , " he said , and " this is tearoom , with low door to make us humble . " He # 57 #