Sisters in Yellow - Mieko Kawakami and to all his friends

and to all his friends who used to gather for weekends at Le Margherite

hides and wool

Kapuscinski travelled thousands of miles and talked to hundreds of ordinary Soviet people about their extraordinary lives and the terror from which they were emerging

Translator: Elizabeth Bryer

Sisters in Yellow - Mieko Kawakami and to all his friendsHana has nothing but shes hopeful. Shes fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears. Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hanas dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and