Right now, or in the near future, you can buy a Rei Shimura novel published in Bulgaria, Russia, Poland, Thailand, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Russia, Australia and India! Here are some of those overseas covers. The pictures are pretty interesting, I think, and offer a window into the way the different countries regard mixed heritage people. For example, while the U.S. and European covers usually feature a model who looks 100% Asian, the heroine on the Japanese versions looks almost totally Caucasian! I've especially enjoyed the manga-themed covers that were designed by publishers in Germany and Finland.

Japan:

The Salaryman's Wife

Zen Attitude

The Netherlands:

The Salaryman's Wife

The Flower Master

Germany:

The Floating Girl		The Flower Master
Zen Attitude		The Flower Master (first German edition)
The Pearl Diver		The Bride's Kimono
The Typhoon Lover		The Salaryman's Wife

Finland:

Zen Attitude		The Floating Girl
The Flower Master		The Bride's Kimono
The Samurai's Daughter		The Pearl Diver
The Typhoon Lover		Girl in a Box

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