How to Be an American Housewife: A Novel by Margaret Dilloway Paperback Book

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Rent How to Be an American Housewife: A Novel

Author: Margaret Dilloway

Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback, Unabridged-MP3

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: Aug 2010

Genre: Fiction - Contemporary Women

Retail Price: $29.99

Discs: 7

Synopsis

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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