One character in this novel moves to England to work for an insurance company and marries the company's president within six months, leading some of her friends to wonder about the attractiveness of English women.
One character in this novel moves to England to work for an insurance company and marries the company's president within six months, leading some of her friends to wonder about the attractiveness of English women. Another character in this novel stockpiles concentrated vitamin B and patronizes Itani's beauty parlor. Pivotal events in this novel include a firefly hunt at Ogaki and a flood at Ashiya, during which the photographer Itakura nearly drowns while saving Taeko. One character in this novel worries about a dark spot over her left eye and is finally engaged to Mimaki after her family rejects a slew of suitors. For 10 points, Sachiko and Yukiko are two of the title siblings in what novel by Junichiro Tanizaki?
One character in this novel moves to England to work for an insurance company and marries the company's president within six months, leading some of her friends to wonder about the attractiveness of English women.
The Makioka Sisters [or Sasameyuki]