Snow Falling on Cedars | Hatsue (Imada) Miyamoto
Hatsue is Kabuo's wife. She watches his trial with intensity and controlled emotion. She is thirty-one, graceful, tall, and thin. When her husband is taken into custody, she becomes terribly lonely. Although she enjoyed a teenage romance with Ishmael, she knew that their relationship would never survive. As a teenager, she was known for her great beauty and was crowned Princess of the Strawberry Festival in 1941. Hatsue's mother taught her to be a proper Japanese young lady and to value tradition and family. Because of her secret romance with Ishmael, Hatsue felt deep shame. She also...
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