The good shufu finding love, self, and home on the far side of the world

"In this memoir of travel and love, a fiercely independent American woman finds everything she ever wanted in the most unexpected place. Shufu. In Japanese it means "housewife," and it's the last thing Tracy Slater ever thought she'd call herself. A writer and academic, Tracy had carefully construct...

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Main Author: Slater, Tracy
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2015]
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Summary:"In this memoir of travel and love, a fiercely independent American woman finds everything she ever wanted in the most unexpected place. Shufu. In Japanese it means "housewife," and it's the last thing Tracy Slater ever thought she'd call herself. A writer and academic, Tracy had carefully constructed a life she loved in her beloved hometown of Boston. But everything was upended when she fell head over heels for the most unlikely mate: a Japanese salaryman based in Osaka who barely spoke her language. Deciding to give fate a chance, Tracy built a life in Japan filled with contradictions and dissonance, but also strange moments of enlightenment and joy"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:323 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780399166204 (hardback)
0399166203 (hardback)
Author Notes:Tracy Slater is the founder of Four Stories, a global literary series in Boston, Osaka, and Tokyo, for which she was awarded the PEN New England's Friend to Writers Award in 2008. An essay on her bi-continental life was published in Best Women's Travel Writing 2008 , and her writing has appeared in The Boston Globe , Boston Magazine , The Chronicle Review , and the New York Times Motherlode blog.