How to be an American housewife
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, [2010].
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print ed.
Physical Desc:
413 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Status:
North Haven Adult Large Print Fiction
Large Print Fiction Dilloway
Description
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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North Haven Adult Large Print Fiction
Large Print Fiction Dilloway
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410432766, 1410432769
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APA Citation (style guide)
Dilloway, M. (2010). How to be an American housewife. Large print ed. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dilloway, Margaret. 2010. How to Be an American Housewife. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dilloway, Margaret, How to Be an American Housewife. Thorndike Press, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dilloway, Margaret. How to Be an American Housewife. Large print ed. Thorndike Press, 2010.
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