Beyond the Blossoming Fields by Junichi Watanabe

Based on the real life story of Ginko Ogino Japan’s first female doctor Jun’ichi Watanabe does full justice to the complexity of her character and her world in a fascinating and inspirational work of fiction. Her struggle is not an easy one her family disowns her, and she has to convince the authorities to take seriously the very idea of a female doctor and allow her to study alongside male medical students and take the licensing exam. By Watanabe, Junichi Translated by Iwabuchi, Deborah Stuhr Isozaki, Anna. Born in Hokkaido, Jun'ichi Watanabe became interested in literature in high school.

Forced to bear the humiliation of being treated by male doctors, she resolves to become a doctor herself in order to treat fellow female sufferers and spare them some of the shame she had to endure. Beyond the Blossoming Fields (Paperback). Beyond the Blossoming Fields by Anna Isozaki available in Trade Paperback on, also read synopsis and reviews. But when she contracts gonorrhea from her husband, she suffers the disgrace of divorce. Beyond the Blossoming Fields Junichi Watanabe Published byAlma Books Ltd, 2009 ISBN 10: 1846880785ISBN 13: 9781846880780 Seller: Greener Books, London, United Kingdom Contact seller Seller Rating: Used- SoftcoverCondition: Used Good 3. Beyond the Blossoming Fields Watanabe, Junichi Published byAlma Books, 2018 ISBN 10: 1846880785ISBN 13: 9781846880780 Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom Contact seller Seller Rating: Used- SoftcoverCondition: Very Good 2. As a young girl from a wealthy family, Ginko Ogino seems set for a conventional life in the male dominated society of 19th century Japan.

Beyond the Blossoming Fields by Junichi Watanabe