Fifty Words For Rain is a book I could not put down. I am surprised to learn that this is a debut novel for Asha Lemmie. I was also surprised that the author is not Japanese. Most of the story takes place in Kyoto and Tokyo. An eight year old girl, Nori, is left at her grandparent's mansion by her mother. Before she leaves her at the gate, the mother tells Nori that she must obey. Nori is told that her obedience is more important than her life. Nori is taken in the grandparents but is hidden in the attic and beaten regularly. After three years of this another child enters the household. Akira is Nori's half-brother. Akira changes Nori's life. And Nori changes Akira's life. The story of the love between brother and sister is as epic as the evilness of the grandparents.
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