Miss 1,000 Spring Blossoms

by John Dudley Ball and BALL

Book Overview

Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Avon (January 1980) Language: English ISBN-10: 0380423251 ISBN-13: 978-0380423255 Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces Average Customer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380423251
• ISBN13: 9780380423255
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Beautiful Book

As beautiful a book as its title. If you liked Memoirs of a Geisha, you will love this. It is simpler and sweeter and possibly much more memorable than Geisha, more haunting. I wish it were more widely known so I could reminisce about it with friends. I'm happy it is not because it remains a delicate memory.

when two cultures first meet...

This is a wonderful love story about a beautiful geisha and an 'everyman' (who considers himself an utter failure with women). After that it is a terrific story of the initial clash of two cultures, with people (from both) having misconceptions and prejudices about the other. In the end just about every character realizes how wrong those initial ideas were and that an open mind is a pretty valuable commodity. [Would love to see this turned into a really good movie...with Russell Crowe or Ioan Gruffudd perhaps as Richard Seaton? (It would have to be set in the '60s - before computers, world travel became so common and when isolationism was the norm in the US).] One of my favorite books, to be reread often.

Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms

This is one of my all time favorite books. The descriptions of the cultures coliding are wonderful. The characters all grow and learn from each other. Richard learns to like himself and to enjoy the differences between life in Japan and Boston. The description of Richard's first experience in the Japanese bath totally describes the feelings of being overseas, alone, and totally confused. My experiences as a US Army family member in Japan were good and my memories are happy ones. This book reminds me of all the reasons I fell in love with the country and it's gentle people. This is a wonderful love story.

Fantastic

John ball has done great job in narrating the experience of an American facing the Japanese culture with the fine tunes of romance woven in it. The characters of people are nicely built. The description of Japanese culture is excellent. The author has dealt the realationship with Richard and Miss One thousand spring blossoms with great sensitivity and very realistically. The supporting characters play a very strong but subtle role in bulding the story. A great reading.... Really a master piece from a great story writer. A Must read.

this is a exquisite story - a longtime favorite

This is a story of an American man who travels to (1960's) Japan. It is a tale of his experiences in a totally alien (to him) culture. And it is ultimately a love story. The joy of the book is in reading John Ball's ability to immerse the reader in the hero's character and emotions. Also very good, by the same author, "the Winds of Mikamura"