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A review by dreesreads
Echo on the Bay by Masatsugu Ono
4.0
A new police chief has brought his family to a small Japanese town. There is a local election going on, a ghost ship sits in the bay, and his daughter Miki (the narrator) eavesdrops on every conversation between her father and the townspeople that she can.
Both Miki and her father learn why the town drunk is a drunk--and why his elderly father is always ready to take him home. They learn why the two businessmen (running against each other in the local election, and brothers-in-law) hate each other. Why kids shoot bottle rockets and an elderly lady's home. They learn why others might behave as they do--and why it is largely forgiven. They find out about the shameful things that occurred in the past. And they are actively participating in what future generations will consider shameful...
Both Miki and her father learn why the town drunk is a drunk--and why his elderly father is always ready to take him home. They learn why the two businessmen (running against each other in the local election, and brothers-in-law) hate each other. Why kids shoot bottle rockets and an elderly lady's home. They learn why others might behave as they do--and why it is largely forgiven. They find out about the shameful things that occurred in the past. And they are actively participating in what future generations will consider shameful...