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Sweet Bean Paste
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
A charming tale of friendship, love, and loneliness in contemporary Japan
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste.
But everything is about to change.
Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue's dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences.
Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa's beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-04-24
such a powerful story deliverd i such a gentle way
there was not a single thing i disliked about the story, the narrator or the characters
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- C. A. Harfleet
- 15-09-22
Utterly beautiful entrancing and moving
This is an utterly beautiful story. I loved the characters and was moved by them. The writing was exquisitely simple and delightful. The narration was perfect. It is a long time since I have read such a perfect book.
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- Sara G.
- 15-09-24
Beautiful, poignant story.
Beautiful, poignant story.Translation seemed to capture the elegant original writing. Delightful listening experience, one to keep!
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- eilish garland
- 18-03-24
The sensitivity and gentleness of the writing most.
I like that assumptions were questioned throughout, about leprosy, business decisions, kindness and debt. Enjoyable indeed.
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- Michael
- 14-02-24
very sweet
very sweet book loved every second makes you think about life in a good way. the audio performance was good too.
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- Mariëtte Van Zyl
- 29-11-23
A lesson for all.
I genuinely loved this story so much. A lesson for all about not judging by appearances and that a person's past does not define them.
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- Sebrina Autumn Calkins
- 27-08-24
An ex-con, an ex-lepper, and a lonely schoolgirl walk into a confectionery...
This was a truly wholesome and unexpected treat!
A tale of bittersweetness that brings genuine heart, humanity, and suffering to an ultimately gloriously cozy tale.
There's just something truly special about the way this story promotes understanding and empathy for those who feel and have been thrown away by society.
I don't always get on with cozy, but this was sublime.
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- Gabi Everett
- 02-07-24
The story was repetitive but the narration was good
The book covered interesting themes but repeated itself a lot. It’s a shame. I enjoyed hearing about the making of dorayaki
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- Lucyna
- 24-08-24
Second chances
It was a short but impactful read, reminding about the importance of second chances, examining fears as a society as otherwise we keep shunning people for no reason other than our mental discomfort with no reason based in reality, about importance of connections and giving ourselves grace to just observe and enjoy what we can if the world. the narrators soothing voice fit this perfectly.
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