1368 : China and the making of the modern world
Ali Humayun Akhtar
Interspersed with the author's reflections on her own life on Shiraishi, these stories paint an evocative picture of the dramatic changes which have taken place in Japanese society across nearly a century. Fascinating insights into local superstitions and folklore, memories of the war and the bombing of nearby Hiroshima, and of Shiraishi's heyday as a resort in the 1960s and 70s are interspersed with accounts of common modern-day problems.