by WHO CAN SAVE YOU FROM YOURSELF WHEN YOU MASTER EVERYTHING EXCEPT HAPPINESS?
Amy Caruso’s life should be a dream. Born into an Italian-American blue collar family in California she became an engineer in electric mobility and relocates to Osaka. To experience a different culture, but also to unchain herself from conventions and expectations.
But Amy finds herself unable to adapt to this new world. Caught between her job and meeting the “Expatriates,” a group of westerners, she realizes that she’s foreign matter in a foreign country. Her decision to start all over and assimilate with the locals alienates her from her old friends. And it’s only the beginning of a journey that leads her deeper and deeper into Osaka’s uncanny underbelly.
“THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS OF OSAKA” IS A SUBTLE ROMANCE THAT REVEALS THE UNPLEASANT SIDES OF A WOMAN’S JOURNEY TO HERSELF.
