She suffered from a sickness that left her hands disfigured. Tokue is an old lady that appeared out of thin air looking for a job at the confectionary shop. He has no plans or advancements towards his lifestyle until the fateful day he meets in old woman with mysterious hands and a heart of sweetness to counter a sweet azuki pancake. Sentaro coincidentally runs a dorayaki pancake confectionery shop with very little motivation for changes and improvement. This is a Japanese tale of an ex envict who has no motivation in life and sweet tooth. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa’s beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world. Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. 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, Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. 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. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory.
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