In a University town during the present time, ladies have a book
club where they are studying The Tale of Genji, the worlds first
novel written by a lady from Heian Japan, with a graduate student.
The ladies are going through tumultuous times that echo those of
the book they are reading; a husband is dying, a marriage is
falling apart, a decision about retirement has to be made. Old
loves re-appear, the bereaved are able to love again, though not in
the same old way, new men appear and court the ladies, loved ones
sicken gradually. Houses that were used to bring up children are
too large and too complicated for the lives they now lead. Their
graduate student goes away for a quarter, perhaps into exile.
Will there be a happy ending for any of our ladies? Do our
ladies believe in the concept of happy endings? Will they continue
reading The Tale of Genji together?
General
Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2012 |
First published: |
June 2012 |
Authors: |
Joan H. Parks
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
284 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4759-2991-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4759-2991-9 |
Barcode: |
9781475929911 |
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