How to Be an American Housewife
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A mother-daughter story about the strong pull of tradition, and the lure and cost of breaking free of it.
When Shoko decided to marry an American GI and leave Japan, she had her parents' blessing, her brother's scorn, and a gift from her husband-a book on how to be a proper American housewife.
As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life...
Half a century later, Shoko's plans to finally return to Japan and reconcile with her brother are derailed by illness. In her place, she sends her grown American daughter, Sue, a divorced single mother whose own life isn't what she hoped for. As Sue takes in Japan, with all its beauty and contradictions, she discovers another side to her mother and returns to America unexpectedly changed and irrevocably touched.
When Shoko decided to marry an American GI and leave Japan, she had her parents' blessing, her brother's scorn, and a gift from her husband-a book on how to be a proper American housewife.
As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life...
Half a century later, Shoko's plans to finally return to Japan and reconcile with her brother are derailed by illness. In her place, she sends her grown American daughter, Sue, a divorced single mother whose own life isn't what she hoped for. As Sue takes in Japan, with all its beauty and contradictions, she discovers another side to her mother and returns to America unexpectedly changed and irrevocably touched.
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Street Date:
8/5/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781101189245
ASIN:
B003QMLCCE
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Margaret Dilloway. (2010). How to Be an American Housewife. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Margaret Dilloway. 2010. How to Be an American Housewife. Penguin Publishing Group.
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As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life...
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As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life...
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