(Translated by Meredith Weatherby)

Uta-Jimi - "SONG ISLAND"
is the setting for this simple, exquisitely beautiful story of first love. Hatsue is a young Japanese maiden, trained to dive for precious pearls. Shinji is the young man from the fishing village who falls in love with her.

This is a modern-day Daphnis and Chloe tale, told with perfect naturalism and delicacy. In Japan, it is already regarded as one of the world's great love stories.

"THE SOUND OF WAVES is without exception the best Japanese novel to appear in translation to date." - The Saturday Review

© 1956, by Alfred A Knopf Inc.
BERKLEY EDITION, March 1961
BERKLEY MEDALLION BOOKS are published by The Berkley Publishing Corporation, 101 5th Ave, NY3 NY

SCARRED...

Roy Parnell had once been good-looking, but now his face was marred from a vicious attack with a hammer. Still, Jean Vareck, the full-bodied mistress of Freddie Traynor found him irresistable...

Freddie was a second generation racketeer, with a secret that was driving him insane...

Young, beautiful, innocent, wealthy Kay Dalgleish, involved in murders way over her head knew that Roy was her man, and was out to prove it...

A tautly-written, suspense-filled novel of love, lust, hate and greed.

© 1961 by Frank Corey
BERKLEY EDITION, Jan 1961
BERKLEY MEDALLION BOOKS are published by The Berkley Publishing Corporation, 101 5th Ave, NY3 NY