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Gina and Rikki, two former schoolfriends, meet each other after a long time during a trip to Japan. Besides fascinating temples, shrines and gardens, Gina wants to hear Rikki s story of her life and this biography sounds really like a novel.
10,000 km away from home Rikki finds time and peace to let her life pass by one more time when telling her personal story to Gina. Rikki was married to an alcoholic addict and describes how she was able to cope with this challenge.

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