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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... stepped forward . " Hai , " they said , bowing energetically . " Hai , hai . " " I want the wine , " Barbara shouted . " Michi - san gave it to me— you can't take it . " For a moment they studied her gravely . Then all but Miss Fuji ...
... stepped inside and walked to the large sitting room . There was nothing but tatami matting and bare walls . Gone were the crowded bookshelves , the woodblock prints , the collection of bonsai , and the low table below the window . Michi ...
... stepped into the aisle , then Junko . Barbara followed . Her legs were shaky but the dizziness had passed . At the altar , they sprin- kled incense onto a smoldering burner , then climbed the steps of the platform to the casket . Michi ...
... stepped into it . As Barbara ran to catch up a bus stopped in front of her ; when it pulled away the woman had vanished . Barbara stood looking at the streams of cars and people flowing in both directions , a hollow feeling in her chest ...
... stepped inside . It was a small place , only five or six tables . A cheerful young woman in kimono called out a welcome and gestured toward a table . " Okada Seiji - san ? " Barbara said . The woman pointed to the rear of the building ...