The Gift of Rain, Tan Twan Eng young adult Stalked by shadows and sickness

Stalked by shadows and sickness

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The Gift of Rain, Tan Twan Eng young adult Stalked by shadows and sicknessPenang, 1939. Sixteen year old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip shows his new friend around his adored island of Penang, and in return Endo trains him in the art and discipline of aikido. But such knowledge comes at a terrible price. The enigmatic Endo is bound by disciplines of his own and when the