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The Pearl Diver (1st Edition) by Jeff Talarigo, Anna Banks Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 1-4000-3491-4 / 1400034914 ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-3491-8 / 9781400034918 A first novel of rare beauty and sensitivity, Jeff Talarigo's The Pearl Diver follows the harsh fate of a 19-year-old Japanese pearl diver who is diagnosed with leprosy. It is 1948. There are trial medications for her condition, but a weight of prejudice against her. Her name is erased from the fa |