How to Be an American Housewife
A Novel
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How to Be an American Housewife
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Narrado por:
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Laural Merlington
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Emily Durante
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.
©2010 Margaret Dilloway (P)2010 TantorLos oyentes también disfrutaron:
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Life as a newlywed can be complicated enough but for Shoko, a young Japanese woman who moves to California with her American military husband after World War II, the challenges a new language, different customs, unknown traditions are even greater. In How to Be an American Housewife, Margaret Dalloway traces Shoko’s journey from her youth as a pretty girl in Japan who’s in love with a boy from the wrong social class to her old age as an ailing mother of two, still struggling to make peace with her past. Narrator Laural Merlington brings Shoko to life with the pitch-perfect accent of a native Japanese speaker relying on years of careful, practiced English, and gives Shoko’s simple stories a showdown with her child’s teacher, tea with a neighbor, the first time she makes spaghetti an emotional depth based on years of passion, pain, and secrets.
As an old woman, Shoko is driven to make one last trip to Japan to reconcile with the family she hasn’t spoken to in decades, but when her health prevents her from traveling, she convinces her daughter, Sue, to take her place. Though Shoko and Sue (like most mothers and daughters) have a lifetime of misunderstandings between them, Sue’s trip to Japan allows her to see her mother in a whole new way, and draws the entire family closer together. Narrator Emily Durante, as Sue, brings a set of familiar feelings to the performance frustration, disbelief, and eventual understanding among them. The title of the book comes from a manual that Shoko receives upon her arrival in the U.S., which offers tips on everything from submitting to your husband’s religion to making homemade pasta sauce and the excerpts from the book that open each chapter show just how many sacrifices young war brides made to fit into their new lives. But while the culture clashes never go away entirely, the novel shows that the relationship between a mother and daughter can find a way to overcome them. Blythe Copeland
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Would you consider the audio edition of How to Be an American Housewife to be better than the print version?
YesWhat was one of the most memorable moments of How to Be an American Housewife?
I enjoyed the entire book. Having served in the Navy and stationed in Japan I enjoyed memories - that her descriptions of japan and japanese culture evoked.Have you listened to any of Laural Merlington and Emily Durante ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, I haven't but now would consider reading more their books.How to be an American Housewife
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What did you love best about How to Be an American Housewife?
This was a fun book to read, full of laughs. It had a great story line. There was the sad side of life along with the fun side of life. A peek at an "outsider" views America.Any additional comments?
I loved this book.Fun Reading
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If you like family sagas this one is right up there. If you enjoy Oriental tales, this is for you.What about Laural Merlington and Emily Durante ’s performance did you like?
Accents were great.Well told tale!
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If you could sum up How to Be an American Housewife in three words, what would they be?
Good generational readWho was your favorite character and why?
The elder mother - I really like her perspectiveWhat about Laural Merlington and Emily Durante ’s performance did you like?
Laural did a fabulous job of negotiating the non-native English that the mom speaks, and the internal dialogue that she thinks. Emily did a nice job of conveying the younger woman's ernestnessExcellent - Good prose, great story!
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What did you love best about How to Be an American Housewife?
The mother daughter relationship was so touching.Who was your favorite character and why?
The mother. She helps one see the complexity of people... you can't judge a book by it's cover. This goes for our own parents and grandparents too.Have you listened to any of Laural Merlington and Emily Durante ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
noI truly enjoyed this one!
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