This novel opens in 1897, as its main character, Hana, marries into the Matani family of Wakayama Prefecture. She is moving downstream along the river Ki, as her grandmother insists it is proper for a bride to do. Hana's convictions about her duties are clear: to serve her husband and his family's i...
An effective, moving and beautiful intergenerational family novel set in Japan. it's one of those books you pick up in a used bookstore and just marvel at.
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