South of the Border, West of the Sun Bluestem Book Award (2014) gravity and magnetism

gravity and magnetism

blazing new paths in a manner more akin to an entrepreneur than a civil servant

The bestselling dystopian novel that inspired the 1970s science-fiction classic starring Michael York

who will teach her that reinventing yourself means erasing your past and making up something better

Greece in the age of Heroes

South of the Border, West of the Sun Bluestem Book Award (2014) gravity and magnetismGrowing up in the suburbs of post war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her father's record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch. Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar.