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AnelegiacstoryoftwoyoungcousinscomingofageattheJapaneseseaside,"GoodbyeTsugumi"isanenchantingnovelfromoneofJapan'sfinestwriters.BananaYoshimoto'snovelshavemadeheraninternationalsensation.Nowshereturnswithamagical,offbeatstoryofadeepandcomplicatedfriendshipbetweentwofemalecousinsthatranksamongherbestwork.Mariaistheonlydaughterofanunmarriedwoman.ShehasgrownupattheseasidealongsidehercousinTsugumi,alifelonginvalid,charismatic,spoiledandoccasionallycruel.NowMaria'sfatherisfinallyabletobringMariaandhermothertoTokyo,usheringMariaintoaworldofuniversity,impendingadulthood,anda'normal'family.WhenTsugumiinvitesMariatospendalastsummerbythesea,arestfulidyllbecomesatimeofdramaticgrowthasTsugumifindslove,andMarialearnsthetruemeaningofhomeandfamily.ShealsohastoconfrontbothTsugumi'sinnerstrengthandtherealpossibilityoflosingher.