In Meiji-era Japan, sixteen-year-old Maria wishes she can change her appearance. If only her eyes and hair were different, maybe she wouldn t be met with such fear, and maybe her own mother wouldn t be so ashamed of her. But when Maria encounters a handsome yet mischievous boy named Rintarou, her understanding of beauty-and herself-begins to change. To him, Maria s not just pretty; she s straight out of a fairy tale! A historical romance unfolds on the streets of Yokohama
