{"product_id":"how-to-be-an-american-housewife-paperback","title":"How to Be an American Housewife - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Dilloway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother-daughter story about the strong pull of tradition, and the lure and cost of breaking free of it. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret 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 \u003ci\u003eThe American Way of Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.15 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762080186656,"sku":"9780425241295","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/89e27d12c1695ea875a4ec5cd150b495.webp?v=1780216679","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-be-an-american-housewife-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}