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How to Be an American Housewife Spiral-Bound | 2011-08-02

Margaret Dilloway

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A mother-daughter story about the strong pull of tradition, and the lure and cost of breaking free of it.

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.

Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0425241297
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.0 x 8.2 inches
The return of the happy ending...
"A TRIUMPHANT DEBUT NOVEL." (SUSAN WIGGS, author of The Summer Hideaway)

"Pays moving tribute to the power of forgiveness."--People magazine, 4 stars

"Tender and captivating."--JAMIE FORD, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

"Filled with dreams and love."--LUANNE RICE, author of The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners

"An irresistible heroine...a profound and suspenseful debut."--MARGOT LIVESY, author of The House on Fortune Street

"[This] unforgettable story of triumph, tragedy, disappointment, and joy will stay with me."--SUSAN WIGGS, author of The Summer Hideaway

"Will charm and uplift you."--IRIS RAINER DART, author of Beaches

"Comfirms that redemption and happy endings are always possible."--PATRICIA WOOD, author of Lottery

Margaret Dilloway was inspired by her Japanese mother's experiences when she wrote this novel, and especially by a book her father had given to her mother called The American Way of Housekeeping. Dilloway lives in Hawaii with her husband and their three young children. Her blog, American Housewife, can be found on her website, www.margaretdilloway.com.