Shizuko's Daughter

Mori, Kyoko

ISBN 10: 1435280547 ISBN 13: 9781435280540

Synopsis

Yuki Okuda, who lives in modern-day Japan, must find a way to reconcile her overpowering memories of her mother, who has committed suicide, with her struggles to become the strong woman whom her mother wanted her to be.

About this title

About the Author:

Kyoko Mori is the author of three nonfiction books: Yarn: Remembering the Way Home; Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures; and The Dream of Water. Mori's essay "Yarn" was selected for The Best American Essays 2004 and Polite Lies was shortlisted for PEN's Martha Albrand Nonfiction Award.

From the Inside Flap:

"Lyrical...A beautifully written book about a bitterly painful coming of age."
THE KIRKUS REVIEWS
Yuki Okuda knows her mother would be proud of her grades and her achievements in sports if she were alive. But she committed suicide. And Yuki has to learn how to live with a father who doesn't seem to love her and a stepmother who treats her badly. Most important, she has to learn how to live with herself: a twelve-year-old Japanese girl growing up alone, trying to make sense of a tragedy that makes no sense at all....

About this edition

• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1435280547
• ISBN 13: 9781435280540
• Binding: Library Binding