{"product_id":"9784805317556","title":"A Daughter of the Samurai","description":"Author: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9784805317556\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Berkeley Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;quot;Her life was a bridge from the nineteenth century to the twentieth, from the time-hallowed beauty and rigidity of a samurai household to the disorienting, forward-looking freedoms of the West.\u0026amp;quot;\u003c\/i\u003e --Janice P. Nimura, from the foreword.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of one woman\u0026amp;#x27;s remarkable life successfully navigating two very different cultures--the first memoir of an Asian-American woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully told, this immigrant\u0026amp;#x27;s account of an unforgettable journey is the story of a headstrong and empowered woman--an loyal wife, a widowed mother and a bilingual breadwinner--finding her way and finding her voice in a strange new world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow in her footsteps and trace the remarkable trajectory of her life as she:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWitnesses her father prepare and perform the ritual \u003ci\u003eseppuku\u003c\/i\u003e and her mother burn down the family home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBids an emotional farewell and sails across the ocean to marry a wealthy merchant in a new land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturns to Tokyo with her two daughters and mother-in-law, only to find her homeland just as alien as America, forcing her to reinvent herself again in order to provide for her family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturns to America with her children following the death of her mother-in-law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn international bestseller when it was first published a century ago, \u003ci\u003eA Daughter of the Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e emerges as a rare testament to a singular woman\u0026amp;#x27;s resolve, strength and endurance. This edition features a new foreword by 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist Janice P. Nimura.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875664580766,"sku":"ADS-9784805317556","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9784805317556.jpg?v=1779755249","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9784805317556","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}