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One Month in Tohoku - An Englishwoman's memoir on life after the Japanese tsunami (Paperback)
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One Month in Tohoku - An Englishwoman's memoir on life after the Japanese tsunami (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 5 390
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On March 11, 2011, one of the biggest earthquakes in history
occurred off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a deadly
tsunami that destroyed much of the Tohoku coastline. Driven by a
desire to help the people of Tohoku, long-time Tokyo resident
Caroline Pover embarked on a mission to collect emergency supplies
from her native UK. Caroline delivered these supplies to an
isolated part of Japan that even many Japanese have never heard of:
the Oshika Peninsula. While there, she saw beyond the horror of the
debris and destruction, and fell in love with the beauty of the
landscape and the spirit of the people who had called the peninsula
home for hundreds of years since their samurai ancestors first
settled there. Compelled to do whatever she could to help, she
promised to return, once more, just for a month ... One Month in
Tohoku is the true story of what became the many months Caroline
spent visiting Oshika. During extended periods of time over the
course of many years, she lived alongside the people of Oshika, and
they embraced her as one of their own -- she still visits them to
this day. This book tells us about a very traditional way of life
in a remote community that cares deeply about all who are a part of
it. It is the story of how, after a disaster took away everything
they had, these seemingly forgotten fishing communities are still
rebuilding their lives. It is also the story of how a network of
people from all over the globe were inspired to donate millions of
yen to support families, schools, and businesses, and to never
forget the survivors of the world's costliest disaster. To
commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the tsunami, Caroline has
set out in words a deeply moving tale of the very human impact of a
natural disaster. Readers will cry tears of laughter as well as
tears of sadness, and be touched by Caroline's surprising humour
and honesty and that of her Oshika friends as they unexpectedly
become so beloved to one another. This is the story of a beautiful
friendship between a very determined Englishwoman and the
incredibly brave and resilient fishermen, women, and children of
Tohoku.
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