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Set in 2029, "Plum Rains" follows Angelica Navarro, a Filipina nurse working in Tokyo, as she cares for the elderly Sayoko Itou. Sayoko’s son gifts her a sophisticated robot caretaker that learns to anticipate her needs, threatening Angelica’s job and uncovering deeply buried secrets. The story weaves themes of immigration, labor laws, artificial intelligence, and aging within Japan’s demographic crisis, while touching on ecological concerns and the legacy of a century of empire and progress.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Andromeda Romano-Lax
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