“The sea is deep, and poison is bitter.” Chapter 1: The Hospital The novel opens in a Japanese hospital during World War II, where Dr. Suguro, a young […]
Japanese literature
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“A woman’s heart is a deep well of secrets.” Chapter 1: The Mysterious Widow The novel opens with Yasuko, a young widow, visiting her mother-in-law, Mieko Toganō, a […]
French literature
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“She was there, in the café, waiting for him, as she had been every day for the past week.” Chapter 1 The novel opens with Anne Desbaresdes, a […]