Naomi PB_Gift_Guide By the last page of

By the last page of this rich narrative

fears and thoughts of an unassuming but complex woman passing through the seasons of an extraordinary

astonishingly original debut novel about the power of stories—and who gets to tell them

Are You Ready for the Adventure

Naomi PB_Gift_Guide By the last page ofA hilarious story of one mans obsession and a brilliant reckoning of a nations cultural confusionfrom a master Japanese novelist. When twenty eight year old Joji first lays eyes upon the teenage waitress Naomi, he is instantly smitten by her exotic, almost Western appearance. Determined to transform her into the perfect wife and to whisk her away from the seamy underbelly of post World War I Tokyo, Joji adopts and ultimately marries Naomi, paying for