あかね雲 1巻

by Machiko Satonaka

虹が島で紡ぎ織り名人の祖母と元気に暮らす少女あかね。母親が島を離れて6年・・母に会いたい思いで上京し、食堂で働き始める。持ち前の明るさで試練を乗り越えていくあかねに、周囲の人たちは次第に好意を抱いていく。

217 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 1978

About the author

Debut in 1964 with "Pia no Shouzou" on Shoujo Friend with which she won the 1964 Koudansha New Face Cartoon Award. Classic Shoujo-mangaka. Satonaka has become a TV celebrity and appeared many times on TV quiz shows.

In 1974, she took the Koudansha Publishing Culture Award with "Shining Tomorrow" (Ashita Kagayaku) and "There Goes the Princess" (Hime ga Yuku); the Koudansha Cartoon Award in 1980 with "The Hunter's Constellation" (Kariudo no Seiza). She serves as an Executive Director of the Japan Cartoonists Association.

Taken from this site: http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/au1...

Also goes by 里中 満智子