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Fish of the Seto Inland Sea (HarperCollins Publishers Ltd)

Authors

Ruri Pilgrim

Publication date: 1999-07-05
RRP: ~~£16.99~~
Price: £16.99

Review Fish of the Seto Inland Sea / HarperCollins Publishers Ltd:

In this story of three generations of a Japanese family from the 1870s to the aftermath of World War II, Ruri Pilgrim provides us with an insight into the customs of a little-known society, especially as they affect women. Pilgrim's account focuses on Haruko, a woman given in marriage to a man she meets for the first time at the wedding ceremony. Although Pilgrim's narrative takes place against a period of history that saw enormous changes in Japan, it is the small details that resonate here. Days later, Haruko fails to recognise her husband at the railway station as they head towards Manchuria, fleeing from the dangers of war. These details accumulate into a restrained but moving account of life on the run from the Chinese and Russian armies. When Toshie, a relative of Haruko, is forced to undertake a 100-mile trek with two infants in tow, Pilgrim relates her despair at their deaths with touching simplicity. Toshie holds her daughter's body and recalls "the touch of a little finger tracing trickles of sweat on her face. She was so alive only yesterday". [+]

When Pilgrim recounts a saying that describes the fish of Seto Inland Sea as especially strong and resilient, she also pays tribute to its women. -Lilian Pizzichini.

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