- Category: Books » Fiction & Literature » Fantasy - Contemporary
- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Publisher: Scribner Book Company
- Number of Pages: 288
- ISBN: 1416561072
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112991570
- Release Date: June 2, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #307630 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #37508 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #922 in Fantasy - Contemporary (See Top 100 Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Favorites" by Mary Yukari Waters to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Favorites"Browse more products related to "Mary Yukari Waters"Publisher's noteFeeling like an outsider while visiting her ancestral family in Kyoto, fourteen-year-old Japanese-American Sarah Rexford begins to discern cultural mandates about boundaries and learns a painful secret about how her grandmother was forced to give up a daughter to another branch of the family. A first novel by the author of The Laws of Evening. An elegant first novel about three generations of women as they come to terms with the difficult choice a mother made during World War II. AnnotationMary Yukari Waters expands on the themes of her short story collection (THE LAWS OF EVENING) with THE FAVORITES, a subtle exploration of Anglo-Japanese cultural differences, and the effects of a divisive secret at the heart of two Japanese families. American teenager Sarah Rexford accompanies her mother, Yoko, on a visit to Sarah's ailing grandmother in Kyoto, and is surprised to see how different her mother's personality seems back in her home country. She also is shocked to discover that her mother has a younger sister who, in the tumult of World War II, was adopted by her grandmother's sister-in-law. These intricate family dynamics are discretely never discussed, but Waters artfully shows how the weight of the events is still heavy on the hearts of her characters. If You Enjoy "The Favorites (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Favorites (Hardcover)" by Mary Yukari Waters (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers
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