Long Distance
Why is Kirby relieved when Mieko is unable to join him for the Christmas holiday in the novel, Long Distance?
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Kirby is relieved when Mieko, a Japanese woman with whom he has had an affair, cannot come to the United States to visit him, because he is worried that he cannot meet her expectations.
Long Distance