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Can I read Ghost of a Smile : Stories on EtoBox?
Ghost of a Smile : Stories by Deborah Boliver Boehm is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ghost of a Smile : Stories about?
Ghost of a Smile is a funny, erotic, scary collection of stories set in modern-day Tokyo and incorporating elements from Japanese ghost stories. Author Deborah Boehm turns modern Tokyo into a shadow world where life and death are simply matters of perspective, and where love, longing and sexual desire last beyond the grave. In this supernaturally enhanced city, the ordinary boundaries of identity--country, gender, even whether one is human or a spirit--are blurred. Ghosts can seduce, trick and even love mortals, and so the familiar problems related to dating and falling in love may be compounded by the discovery that a partner isn't human at all. The characters are a vibrant and unique mix. In "The Snake Spell," a shy and nearsighted librarian attends a country festival and is chosen as the winner of a spell that makes her suddenly irresistible to men. In "The Fire Down Below," a spoiled, rich girl collects signed and graphic confessions from her many lovers in an effort to foil her father's plans for an arranged marriage, only one day to fall in love, hard, with a fiercely celibate monk. In "Naked in the Moonlight," the last remaining itinerant goldfish-peddler in Tokyo spends his
Who reads Ghost of a Smile : Stories?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Deborah Boliver Boehm
- Publisher
- Kodansha International (JPN)
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9784770025319
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Short Stories, Horror
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14