In 12 thematic essays, the Japanese-American author of "Shikuzo's Daughter" shows what it means to be a woman caught between present and past, old country and new. Mori writes with wit, warmth, and devastating insight about love, marriage, the body, death, family, a woman's place, and even language and gossip in two cultures.
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In 12 thematic essays, the Japanese-American author of "Shikuzo's Daughter" shows what it means to be a woman caught between present and past, old country and new. Mori writes with wit, warmth, and devastating insight about love, marriage, the body, death, family, a woman's place, and even language and gossip in two cultures.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.258. tight copy-no visible defects. Childhood life in Japan, Adulthood in the Midwest, an outsider in both places. In 12 penetrating, painful, and at times hilarious essays she explores the codes of silence, deference, and expression that govern Japanese and American women's lives.
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