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The Japanese believe that until the age of three, children are gods, each one a 'Lord Child'. On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of humanity. Narrated by a child - from the age of two and a half up until her third birthday - this novel reveals that the move from deity to ordinary member of the human race can be a very difficult thing indeed from which to recover.
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In 'The Character of Rain', we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first two and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state. 
Very Good. Hardcover, 2002. Minor shelfwear and scuffing to DJ. St. Martin Press. Clean text, tight binding. Next Day Shipping. 
St Martins Press 2002. First Edition. All books in VG or better condition. 
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