these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristic interests: the tensions between town and country

Who knows what the storm will blow in…

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Who will be the winners and who the losers

Rather than becoming the great equalizer

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 Format:Paperback these stories reflect Steinbeck’s characteristicWhen Nanami inherits a shrine, it comes with divine powers and a hot fox spirit! Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Nanami Momozono is alone