#Repost @gothookedonbooks ・・・ ⁣ "𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝."⁣ ⁣ ☾𝑆𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑠☾⁣ In #FiftyWordsForRain, an illegitimate child of a Japanese aristocrat and her African American lover, Nori is an outcast from birth. Although her grandparents take her in, they keep her hidden in their attic, afraid of a blemish on the royal bloodline. Nori obediently accepts her life, despite her persistent curiosity about what lies outside the attic. But when her older half-brother arrives at the estate, the siblings form an unlikely but powerful bond.⁣ ⁣ ☾𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤☾⁣ Offering a unique perspective, this is a coming-of-age, historical fiction novel that couldn't be more timely.⁣ ⁣ Set against the backdrop of a changing post-WWII Japan, #AshaLemmie examines race, belonging, familial and societal expectations, culture, resilience, freedom, and love. Although the story starts off within the confines of the attic, her physical...