Diane Hawley Nagatomo was born in the UK and lived in Nebraska, Spain, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and California before coming to Japan in 1979. She is a semi-retired professor from Ochanomizu University and has written extensively on issues concerning gender, culture, and education. While not teaching or writing, she and her Japanese husband of more than 40 years spend time with their six grandchildren. The Butterfly Café was her first work of fiction and Finding Naomi is her second.
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