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The powerful novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, about two friends who must face the pain of losing everything?and how to face their grief with courage.

Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it willwash over them,until the rushing water sweeps away the whole village?including Jiya''s family.

As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, with the help of Kino and his father, he comes to understand that it is onlyin the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and that even in the face of terrible tragedy, life and love are stronger than death.

The Big Wave

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    A Paperback / softback by Pearl S Buck

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 18 April 1986
      ISBN-13 9780064401715
      978-0064401715
      ISBN-10 0064401715

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The powerful novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, about two friends who must face the pain of losing everything?and how to face their grief with courage.

      Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it willwash over them,until the rushing water sweeps away the whole village?including Jiya''s family.

      As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, with the help of Kino and his father, he comes to understand that it is onlyin the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and that even in the face of terrible tragedy, life and love are stronger than death.

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