Alec Stern, a newly minted Yate graduate, is on assigment in Tokyo, staying with a Japanese family. Infatuated with Japan since he was small, he desperately wants to make this foreign place his own - and in the process, to distance himself from his ruptured past. In Tokyo he struggles to master Japanese ways in a series of sharp and funny vignettes. He also earns the trust and companionship of his Japanese family's infinitely patient and lonely mother; his hard boiled American boss; and Kiyoko Kawashima, a woman ...
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Alec Stern, a newly minted Yate graduate, is on assigment in Tokyo, staying with a Japanese family. Infatuated with Japan since he was small, he desperately wants to make this foreign place his own - and in the process, to distance himself from his ruptured past. In Tokyo he struggles to master Japanese ways in a series of sharp and funny vignettes. He also earns the trust and companionship of his Japanese family's infinitely patient and lonely mother; his hard boiled American boss; and Kiyoko Kawashima, a woman considered too old to be of interest to Japanese men, and whose beauty stuns Alec.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780749391324.
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