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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Putnam Pub Group
Publication date
March 15, 2016
Pages
388
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780425279212
ISBN-10
0425279219
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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The Mermaid's Daughter: A Novel | The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane: A Novel | The Dressmaker's Dowry: A Novel | The Orphan's Tale | The Marriage of Opposites | Shaman | Songs of Willow Frost | How to Be an American Housewife | The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of How to Be an American Housewifeâthe poignant story of estranged sisters reunited when a mysterious request from their ailing mother reveals a long-buried family secret.
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Rachel and Drew Snow might be sisters, but their lives have followed completely different paths. Rachel is happily married but hasnât returned to her childhood home since her strict father kicked her out after an act of careless teenage rebellion. Drew, her younger sister, pursued a passion for music but longs for the stability that has always eluded her.
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But when their deferential Japanese mother, Hikari, is diagnosed with dementia, the sisters come together to locate a particular book she asks for in a rare moment of lucidity. The bookâan epic saga of female samurai in twelfth-century Japanâreveals truths about Drew and Rachelâs relationship that ends up connecting them in ways that turn their differences into assets.
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Rachel and Drew Snow might be sisters, but their lives have followed completely different paths. Rachel is happily married but hasnât returned to her childhood home since her strict father kicked her out after an act of careless teenage rebellion. Drew, her younger sister, pursued a passion for music but longs for the stability that has always eluded her.
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But when their deferential Japanese mother, Hikari, is diagnosed with dementia, the sisters come together to locate a particular book she asks for in a rare moment of lucidity. The bookâan epic saga of female samurai in twelfth-century Japanâreveals truths about Drew and Rachelâs relationship that ends up connecting them in ways that turn their differences into assets.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (June 17, 2015)
9781410479914 | details & prices | 607 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $31.99
from Putnam Pub Group (April 7, 2015)
9780399170805 | details & prices | 381 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $26.95
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Putnam Pub Group (March 15, 2016)
9780425279212 | details & prices | 388 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.00
About: From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of How to Be an American Housewifeâthe poignant story of estranged sisters reunited when a mysterious request from their ailing mother reveals a long-buried family secret.
About: From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of How to Be an American Housewifeâthe poignant story of estranged sisters reunited when a mysterious request from their ailing mother reveals a long-buried family secret.
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