As it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, The Secrets of Mariko transcends reportage to yield the kind of human insights we expect from literature. Meet Mariko, a cheerful, overscheduled woman who cares for three children, two aging parents, and an unresponsive husband. As readers watch Mariko take part in PTA meetings, bicker with her teenagers, and pursue independence through her part-time job, they come to see Mariko as someone whose dreams and disappointments mirror our own.
- ISBN10 081292603X
- ISBN13 9780812926033
- Publish Date 17 October 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Times Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 338
- Language English