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Brief Description:
"First published in Japan in 2009 by Enterbrain, Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon.
Biographical Note:
Kaoru Mori's previous series,
Emma, about a maid and a gentleman in Victorian England, has been lauded by
Library Journal and was named to the YALSA Great Graphic Novels list.
A Bride's Story has only broadened her fan base in Japan and the U.S. with its elegant style and delicate story.
Marc Notes:
First published in Japan in 2011 by ENTERBRAIN, Inc., Tokyo.;Translated from the Japanese.;Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.;A young widow, Talas opens her home to the researcher Mr. Smith, who has ventured to her town to continue his studies. However, when Talas's uncle begins to see Smith as an impediment to his plans to wed his son to Talas, the old man's schemes land the Englishman in prison! Far from friends and even farther from home, Smith's outlook seems grim -- from publisher's web site.
Publisher Marketing:
(Volume 1)
Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (
Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for her new husband, and expectations from both her adoptive and birth families, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.
Review Citations:
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Booklist 05/15/2012 pg. 43 (EAN 9780316210348, Hardcover)
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