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My Year of Meats
A Thriller & Suspense Novel by Ruth L. Ozeki
Subgenres:
- Literary Fiction,
- Feminist Fiction,
- Cross-Cultural Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- Cross-cultural stories set at the intersection of media and food industries
- Sharp looks at fertility, motherhood, and the secrets behind industrial meat
- Women navigating personal freedom under corporate and domestic pressure
A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love—the breakout hit by the celebrated author of A Tale for the Time Being and The Book of Form and Emptiness.
Ruth Ozeki’s mesmerizing debut novel has captivated readers and reviewers worldwide. When documentarian Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job producing a Japanese television show that just happens to be sponsored by an American meat-exporting business, she uncovers some unsavory truths about love, fertility, and a dangerous hormone called DES.
Soon she will also cross paths with Akiko Ueno, a beleaguered Japanese housewife struggling to escape her overbearing husband.
My Year of Meats is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.
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