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<p><p>at The Center Of The Story Is, Mary, A Graduate Student From England Who Has Taken A Job At A Hostess Lounge In Osaka, Japan, So That She Can Earn Money To Travel The Globe. Unfortunately, She Has Fallen In Love With Yuji, Mama-san's Son, Who Has An Uneasy Alliance With The Yakuza. Watanabe, A Somewhat Diffident Cook, Who Works At The Sayonara Bar, Has Also Taken An Interest In Mary, And Supposedly He Can See Into A Fourth Dimension, A Manga-infused Dimension Which Allows To See Danger Before It Happens. And Then There Is Mr. Sato Who Has Become A Regular At Sayonara Bar, As He Tries To Escape His Wife's Ghost. When Yuji Crosses The Yakuza, It Has Dire Consequences For Them All, And Their Lives Become Irrevocably Intertwined In This Wonderfully Imagined Debut Novel.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p><p>british Author Barker's Piquant Debut Chronicles The Life Of Mary, A Young Englishwoman Working As A Hostess At The Sayonara Bar In Osaka, Japan. Though Not A Prostitute, Mary Is Paid An Hourly Wage To Flirt And Converse With The Bar's Customers, Primarily Middle-aged Japanese Businessmen. Her Colleagues Include Katya, A Ukrainian Hostess, And Watanabe, The Sayonara's Cook, Who K
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Susan Barker, Susan Barker
- Publisher
- New York: St. Martin's Griffin
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312362102
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.46 / 5 (96 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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