Taiwan Travelogue Capote McClosky's illustrations are brilliant and

McClosky's illustrations are brilliant and filled with humor

this intimate and emotionally rich novel explores what it means to rebuild a sense of self when everything familiar is taken away

the more porous the boundary between their feelings and identities becomes

Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London

Ren has 49 days to do so

Taiwan Travelogue Capote McClosky's illustrations are brilliant andA tender yet bittersweet tale of love between two women, woven through a rich reflection on language, history, and power. In May 1938, young novelist Aoyama Chizuko leaves Nagasaki behind and arrives in Japanese ruled Taiwan. Though invited as a guest of the colonial government, she has little interest in official ceremonies or politics. Instead, she is drawn to the island itselfits people, its culture, and, above all, its food, eager to indulge her