Sitting alone beside the languorous blue waters of the lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach contemplates the men at the hotel bar. She has been happily married for twenty-seven years and has no reason to escape the life she has made with her husband and children. And yet, every August, she travels by ferry here to the island where her mother is buried, and for one night takes a new lover. Across sultry C
As the anime casts its spell across the world, it's the perfect time to step into the lush and inspiring world of this landmark fantasy series. This collector's box set contains the first six volumes of the series, plus an exclusive set of art cards.
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