Marou Izumo and Claire Maree met in a bar in Tokyo. Separated by 17 years in age, by their cultural origins and by the reguirements of visas, they have managed to maintain their relationship through these vicissitudes. Autobiography, love story, cross cultural reflection, this book is all of these and more.
Marou and Claire met at a bar in Tokyo. Separated by seventeen years in age, by their cultural origins and by the requirements of visas, they have managed to maintain their relationship through these vicissitudes. Autobiography, duography, love story, cross-cultural reflections and lesbian history, Love Upon the Chopping Board explores the personal and political dimension of lesbianism in Japan and Australia.