Too Late for the Festival: An American Salary Woman in Japan

rhiannon-san has described a lonely life in japan with humor and honesty...her year as a salary-woman in tokyo was alleviated by her interests..language,customs,cooking,travels. She spares no feelings, even her own. When the end of the book comes(too soon) we want to know more.A few pictures would have added to the enjoyment. All in all,though, I don't want to loan it to anyone. Let them get their own copy.

Take this book with you on that next, long flight to Japan! Reading Paine's hilarious chronicle of her experience as an American "Salary Woman" will make the time fly. In fact, whether it's your first trip to Japan or your tenth, her account of the culture shock she experienced will serve to lessen your own. Her struggle to learn the Japanese language will be especially pleasing to Americans who have had similar struggles with that incomprehensible language. After all, here was a highly-intelligent, multi-linqual American author who couldn't master elementary Japanese. Hooray! We nihongo flunkers are not alone! Although some of Paine's feminist proclivities did find their way into the text, they were not offensive. The charm of Japan and its people can overcome anything.