Some Prefer Nettles by Junichiro Tanizaki and sitting and how the

and sitting and how the practice of mindfulness releases suffering and leads to a wholesome and happy life

that uttering it even once has the power to take away all our sins and miseries

Mela andaz

eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt

deliciously lethal in its observation

Some Prefer Nettles by Junichiro Tanizaki and sitting and how theThe marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce. Misako's father believes their relationship has been damaged by the influence of a new and alien culture, and so attempts to heal the breach by educating his son in law in the time honoured Japanese traditions of aesthetic and sensual pleasure. The result is an absorbing, chilling conflict