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L’été de la sorcière

Book cover of L’été de la sorcière
L’été de la sorcièreKaho Nashiki

Characters in L’été de la sorcière

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Mai

    A withdrawn junior-high girl of mixed British-Japanese heritage who stops attending school and spends a formative month at her grandmother's rural home.

Supporting characters

  • Mai's grandmother

    An English-born widow living in the Japanese countryside, whom Mai and her mother call "the Witch of the West"; she teaches Mai that becoming a witch means learning to decide everything for herself.

  • Mai's mother

    Also of mixed heritage, she works and manages the household while worrying over her daughter's refusal to attend school.

  • Mai's father

    Working away in another city on a temporary assignment, he later proposes that the family relocate and live together again.

  • Genji-san

    A brusque neighbor whose clash with Mai over a favorite spot near the grandmother's house turns out to conceal real kindness underneath.

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