A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki is a brilliant novel. Nao, a sixteen year old Japanese girl writes a diary about her life and her 104 year old grandmother who is a Buddhist nun. The diary washes ashore an island in the Pacific Northwest inside a Hello Kitty lunchbox where Ruth, a writer, finds it.
The story is at times very sad and disturbing, but it is also funny, wise and tender. Both stories and characters are equally compelling. One of the best written novels I've read in years. Ozeki is a master, I couldn't put it down.
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