by Kaoru Mori, 195 pages Amir's birth family tries once more to take her back, this time by force, so they can marry her off to a more powerful (and more dangerous) clan, but they underestimate the bond uniting her new family's village.
Mmm mmm good. Between the characters, the story, and the art, I don't know what to blather on about first. Mori teaches the reader about the culture of the people she's depicting through the story itself. We learn about bread-making as nomad-born Amir is taught by her village sisters, about the importance of traditional cloth-making through curious Mr. Smith's questions and young Tileke's instruction from her elders. As though sitting among them, we watch four generations of women gather amidst yards and yards of silk and detailed embroidery, pointing out to the young ones the different patterns created by their sisters and mothers and great-great-grandmothers, instilling in them the importance of carrying on the art, the history, the love, and of leaving something of themselves behind for their descendants. The detail Mori puts into these images--and into the whole book--is simply impressive. I love these characters and love their world and look forward to seeing what aspects of it she chooses to enlighten us about next.
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