Friday, August 21, 2009

The Pearl Diver by Jeff Talarigo

Recommended by Donna
FIC Talarigo

A young Japanese girl makes her living as a pearl diver until leprosy sends her to a desolate island. She is forced to take a new identity so as not to bring shame to her family. "Miss Fuji" now cares for the sick and dying, and the bond she shares with them is quite touching. Eventually she gets brave enough to dive just for the love of it, and that, in some small way, breaks the isolation she feels living on the leper's island.

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