RELEASED AUGUST 2020

At a glance

Reflections on Caroline's decade-long friendship with the people of Oshika. One Month in Tohoku: an Englishwoman's memoir on life after the tsunami is an uplifting story that unexpectedly makes readers cry tears of laughter as well as sorrow, giving readers a refreshing new perspective on the challenges that life inevitably throws at us all. The book reassures us that there is love and laughter in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, and restores your faith in humanity during these difficult times. One Month in Tohoku is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, from bookstores, and by emailing the author directly. Discounts available for book clubs wishing to purchase paperback copies directly from the author. 410 pages. ISBN 978-1-8380727-0-4 Paperback £16.99; Kindle £7.99.

WHERE TO GET A COPY:

1. Paperback from the author direct: email caroline@carolinepover.com with your address, postcode, and phone number. Postage within the UK is £3; to Japan is £13; please enquire about postage to other countries. You can also collect from Cirencester.
2. Paperback or Kindle from Amazon.
3. Paperback in bookstores: give the book title and author or simply the ISBN (978-1838072704). Any store will be able to order it in if they don’t have it in stock.

Signed copies are only available from the author directly. Email caroline@carolinepover.com.

In detail

On March 11, 2011, one of the biggest earthquakes in history occurred off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a deadly tsunami that destroyed much of the Tohoku coastline.

Driven by a desire to help the people of Tohoku, long-time Tokyo resident Caroline Pover embarked on a mission to collect emergency supplies from her native UK. Caroline delivered these supplies to an isolated part of Japan that even many Japanese have never heard of: the Oshika Peninsula. While there, she saw beyond the horror of the debris and destruction, and fell in love with the beauty of the landscape and the spirit of the people who had called the peninsula home for hundreds of years since their samurai ancestors first settled there. Compelled to do whatever she could to help, she promised to return, once more, just for a month …

"One Month in Tohoku" is the true story of what became the many months Caroline spent visiting Oshika. During extended periods of time over the course of many years, she lived alongside the people of Oshika, and they embraced her as one of their own — she still visits them to this day. This book tells us about a very traditional way of life in a remote community that cares deeply about all who are a part of it. It is the story of how, after a disaster took away everything they had, these seemingly forgotten fishing communities are still rebuilding their lives. It is also the story of how a network of people from all over the globe were inspired to donate millions of yen to support families, schools, and businesses, and to never forget the survivors of the world’s costliest disaster.

To commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the tsunami, Caroline has set out in words a deeply moving tale of the very human impact of a natural disaster. Readers will cry tears of laughter as well as tears of sadness, and be touched by Caroline’s surprising humour and honesty and that of her Oshika friends as they unexpectedly become so beloved to one another. This is the story of a beautiful friendship between a very determined Englishwoman and the incredibly brave and resilient fishermen, women, and children of Tohoku.

410 pages. 

ISBN 978-1-8380727-0-4

Paperback £16.99; Kindle £7.99.

WHERE TO GET A COPY:

1. Paperback from the author direct: email caroline@carolinepover.com with your address, postcode, and phone number. Postage within the UK is £3; to Japan is £13; please enquire about postage to other countries. You can also collect from Cirencester.
2. Paperback or Kindle from Amazon.
3. Paperback in bookstores: give the book title and author or simply the ISBN (978-1838072704). Any store will be able to order it in if they don’t have it in stock.

Signed copies are only available from the author directly. Email caroline@carolinepover.com.

FOR SCHOOLS:

To find out about ways you can use the book as an educational resource, please go to https://carolinepover.com/blog/f/how-to-use-one-month-in-tohoku-as-an-educational-tool.