How to Be an American Housewife: a novel
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[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2010.
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eAudiobook
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Unabridged.
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1 online resource (1 audio file (480 min.)) : digital.
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How to Be an American Housewife is a novel about mothers and daughters and the pull of tradition. It tells the story of Shoko, a Japanese woman who married an American GI, and her grown daughter, Sue, a divorced mother whose life as an American housewife hasn't been what she'd expected. When illness prevents Shoko from traveling to Japan, she asks Sue to go in her place. The trip reveals family secrets that change their lives in dramatic and unforeseen ways. Offering an entertaining glimpse into American and Japanese family lives and their potent aspirations, this is a warm and engaging novel full of unexpected insight.

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9781400197736, 1400197732

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Read by Laural Merlington, Emily Durante.
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How to Be an American Housewife is a novel about mothers and daughters and the pull of tradition. It tells the story of Shoko, a Japanese woman who married an American GI, and her grown daughter, Sue, a divorced mother whose life as an American housewife hasn't been what she'd expected. When illness prevents Shoko from traveling to Japan, she asks Sue to go in her place. The trip reveals family secrets that change their lives in dramatic and unforeseen ways. Offering an entertaining glimpse into American and Japanese family lives and their potent aspirations, this is a warm and engaging novel full of unexpected insight.
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Dilloway, M., Merlington, L., & Durante, E. (2010). How to Be an American Housewife: a novel. Unabridged. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc.

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Dilloway, Margaret, Laural, Merlington and Emily, Durante. 2010. How to Be an American Housewife: A Novel. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc.

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Dilloway, Margaret, Laural, Merlington and Emily, Durante, How to Be an American Housewife: A Novel. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc, 2010.

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Dilloway, Margaret,, et al. How to Be an American Housewife: A Novel. Unabridged. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc, 2010.

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