Natsuo Kirino’s short story is based on a small unnamed
island in the Pacific ocean. Kiyoko a forty-six year old woman is preparing for
her wedding to her fourth husband today. An island ritual takes place every two
years and the men on the island enter a lottery that is made up of seashells.
As the only woman on the island she prepares for the day and imagines her new
future.
’But
Kiyoko was the star, no matter where she went. People on the island studied her
every move, doing their best to stay in her good graces and win her attention’’
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