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Description edit
Veteran filmaker Ruth Ozeki's novel has been hailed as "one of the heartiest and yes, meatiest debuts in years" ( Glamour ). It tells the story of a year in the lives of two ordinary women on opposite ends of the earth, brought together by a convergence of extraordinary circumstances. Jane, a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Akiko: Add a description of this character.
- John Wayno
- Sloan
- Suzuki
- Dave
- Jane Takagi-little
- Dyann
- Lara
- Kenji
- Vern
- Gale
- Tomoko
- Bunny Dunn
- Christina
- Jack Daniel
- Grace
- Mr. Purcell
- Kato
- Ma
- Rosie
- Helen Dawes
- Mrs. Bukowsky
- Rose
- Suzie
- Bobby Joe
- Ueno
- Alison
- Fred
- Gracie
- Lutalyse
- Emil
- Hope
- Peairs
- Wilson
- Shonagon
- Cathy
- Anna
- Mr. Oda
First Sentence edit
The American Wife sits on the floor in front of a fireplace.
Table of Contents edit
The Months of the Year
Prologue
1. The Sprouting Month
2. The Clothes-Lining Month
3. The Ever-Growing Month
4. The Deutzia Month
5. The Rice-Sprouting Month
6. The Water Month
7. The Poem-Composing Month
8. The Leaf Month
9. The Long Month
10. The Gods-Absent Month
11. The Frost Month
12. The End of the Year
Epilogue: January
Bibliography
Notes
Acknowledgements
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ruth L. Ozeki (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0670879045
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0670879045
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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