A Bride's Story. 1 / Kaoru Mori ; [Translation, William Flanagan ; Lettering, Abigail Blackman].

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Bride's Story
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Translated from the Japanese.
"First published in Japan in 2009 by Enterbrain, Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon.
Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.
As she and her husband adjust to their arranged marriage, Amir strives to find her role as she settles into a new life and a new home in a society quick to define that role for her.

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good submitted by Navox360 on August 8, 2011, 6:38pm good

:) submitted by waffoo2 on August 7, 2013, 6:37pm VERY NICE DRAWINGS! :D

Highly reccommended!! submitted by himashi on June 18, 2016, 2:42am Super cute story and beautiful art!!

Brilliant! submitted by torikaebaya on February 4, 2017, 1:03pm Brilliant! Kaoru Mori's masterful Bride's Story is a magnum opus of a manga. Her richly textured Central Asian clothing parallel a story rich with fascinating characters. The protagonist Amir is so kind-hearted and true it almost doesn't feel real (she could easily pass for Belldandy), but her compassion and fear and love are always brimming to the surface as well. Karluk, her prepubescent husband is the picture of responsibility and the reader feels his wonder right along side him at his wife's astounding hunting and sewing skills. The slow plot points and realistic sense of distance and time in volume one are reminiscent of many good Asian stories. Additionally, it's lighthearted and fun tales mixed with emotional upheaval would fit well into women's lit. Bride's Story will make you feel young at heart and wish you could meet Mori's characters in real life.

absolutely gorgeous submitted by camelsamba on June 16, 2022, 10:14pm The artwork in this is absolutely gorgeous - costumes, carpets, woodwork. Beautiful. The plot is intriguing as well, enough so that I've requested the next few volumes via MeL (alas, AADL only owns volume 1).

Tip: there's a family tree way back on the final page - consulting this early on might help you follow along better in the middle.