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a young woman living in a Russian neighborhood in Los Angeles

From the author of The Gruffalo comes the enchanting tale of a lovable bird seeking connection

and starry skies of the illustrations

Despite a seemingly idyllic childhood

and his daily running routine

Gate Natalli Amato a young woman living inAn NYRB Classics Original A humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families' consent, and unable to have children of their own, Ssuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational expenses of Ssuke's brash younger brother. While an