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When a devastating earthquake rocks Japan's northeast coast, a tsunami follows and Rei Shimura is swept into her most rugged adventure yet. The mystery begins with an SOS from Rei's friend, the antiques dealer Mr. Ishida, trapped among thousands of displaced and dead on the Tohoku Coast. Rei rushes to Tokyo, where she discovers Ishida Antiques may have been burglarized. Rei takes Mr. Ishida's abandoned dog, Hachiko, on a volunteer bus to the r...

From an award-winning novelist, a stunning portrait of late Raj India—a sweeping saga and a love story set against a background of huge political and cultural upheaval. YOU ASK FOR MY NAME, THE REAL ONE, AND I CANNOT TELL. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT. In 1930, a great ocean wave blots out a Bengali village, leaving only one survivor, a young girl. As a maidservant in a British boarding school, Pom is renamed Sarah and discovers her gift fo...

Piccola orfana che, in una scuola inglese in India, passa lo straccio nella sala da pranzo e serve il bed tea alle insegnanti ancora assonnate, la protagonista di queste pagine sente un giorno leggere L'isola del tesoro, Il libro della giungla, e ancora Virginia Woolf e Steinbeck, e scopre che cosa vuole fare da grande: lavorare con i libri. E, magari, diventare una brava insegnante. Spinta da una forza di volontà fuori dal comune, ogni notte,...