false 504124 1 <div><div>Midori Saito's dream seems about to come true. Too independent for Japanese society, Midori is a young woman who has always felt like a stranger in her native land. So when she falls in love with Kevin, an American English teacher, she readily agrees to leave home and start a new life with him in San Francisco--as his <div>fiancée. Kevin seems to be the perfect man. That is, until he dumps her for his blonde ex-fiancée, whom Midori never even knew existed. Midori is left on her own, with just a smattering of fractured English, not much cash, and a fiancée visa set to expire in sixty days. Unable to face the humiliation of telling her parents she's been jilted, and not wanting to give up on her "American Dream," Midori realizes she's in for quite a challenge. Her only hope is her new acquaintance (and potential landlord) Shinji, a successful San Francisco graphic artist and amateur moon gazer who fled Japan after a family tragedy. And eventually, Midori surprises even herself as she proves she will do almost anything to hang on to her dream of a new life.</div></div></div> 492182 18 9 2007 Midori by Moonlight total:63|5:10|4:29|3:19|2:5| 63 233 167 24 5 1 false false Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 03:28:01 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:10:31 -0800 2008
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With Midori by Moonlight, Wendy Tokunaga artfully weaves together Japan and America into an endearing novel that is as light as chocolate mousse and as sweet as marzipan. The characters ring true and the plot reveals situations that are plausibly hilar...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 11:00:24 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:26:47 -0700 2009
Midori has never felt quite like she belongs in Japan and wants nothing more than to go to America so...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 14 23:04:55 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 23:28:43 -0800 2007
After following her gaijin fiance all the way to San Francisco, her romance filled dreams of living permanen...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 06 03:15:07 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 03:15:20 -0700 2008
Midori isn't having the best year. To escape her parents and the potential marriage prospects they throw at her, she agrees to marry an American and move to San Francisco. The night after the couple's engagement party, Kevin breaks off the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 03:01:54 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 03:02:39 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jul 27 13:59:32 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 08:43:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 02:48:41 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 02:50:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 04 20:11:45 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 20:12:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 23:01:30 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 17:42:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 15:26:40 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 15:29:20 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 10:57:44 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 06:38:47 -0700 2008 1 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 07:05:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 07:07:13 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:36:51 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 09:51:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 21:56:34 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 22:01:10 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 15:31:56 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 14:18:24 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Oct 30 16:42:58 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 09 22:53:31 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Aug 04 18:37:56 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 18:39:05 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 20:15:17 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 20:15:59 -0800 2008