(from ebookjapan): In this masterpiece short story collection by Minori Kimura, which includes two other stories, the title story is about three sisters taken in by different families, 14-year-old Joan, 11-year-old Billy, and 8-year-old Becky are each sent to live with relatives because of their mother's illness. The three sisters grow up in different homes: Joan lives with her aunt, who is single; Billy, who is small and hungry for love at their relative's house; and Becky, who enjoys spending time with her aunt's family in Los Angeles. ......? In addition to the title story (*Mimi*, April, June 1978), also includes: - **40-0** - *Mimi*, February 1977 - **Jewel of the Sea** (海の宝石, Umi no Houseki) - *Mimi*, September 1977 - **Uncle Nii's Refined「Bitter Laugh」** (ニィおじちゃんの優雅な「苦笑」, Nii-oji-chan no Yuuga na 「Kushou」) - *Mimi*, January 1979　 - **My Alien** (わたしの宇宙人, Watashi no Uchuujin) - *Big Comic Original Zoukan*, May 1st, 1977 (Note: Excluded from earlier ebookjapan digital editions.)