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Shaped by mortals

Now living far from home

If he doesn't do it before Dad's next birthday

Sweet Bean Paste Mai Corland the magical borders that protectSweet Bean Paste is a quietly moving novel about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the small joys that give life meaning. Sentaro, a lonely man with a criminal record, runs a modest dorayaki (sweet bean pancake) stand with little passionuntil an elderly woman named Tokue asks for a job. Though her hands are disfigured and her past mysterious, Tokue possesses a gift: a way of making red bean paste that transforms Sentaros business. As their