Mori Keaki published this essay book the month before her retirement as Top Star of Snow Troupe. It is mainly a memoir of her personal journey in Takarazuka, as well as her early life. Her writing/formatting style is kind of unique, and I tried to reproduce or reflect it as much as possible.
It’s a really lovely book, that ended up making me cry many times. I hope you enjoy it!
For a table of contents with links to all the chapters, go here.
(In this chapter, she spends a while talking about her views on marriage and the relationships between men and women – please bear in mind that she grew up in the 1970s and this book was published in 1993. Also, please note that as far as I can tell Mori has never married.)
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