Sir Phoebus's Ma

by ZoeTeale (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $11.90

  A young female English teacher in Japan becomes the object of the desire of her ageing Japanese supervisor. She finds his quiet, suggestive courtship even more hard to handle than life in an alien culture.

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $5.02

  A first novel set in contemporary Japan of a young English woman's uneven struggle with a very Japanese love affair. When Anna,a young English teacher in Japan becomes the object of desire of her ageing Japanese supervisor,she finds his quiet,suggestive courtship even more hard to handle than life in an alien culture.Eloquent and evocative,this accomplished novel conveys a quiet sense of menace as Anna becomes more deeply involved in her life in small-town Japan.SIR PHOEBUS'S MA is full of vibrant imagery,mingling the magic of Japanese fairy tales with an acute look at the foreigner's plight.