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My Year of Meats


A Thriller & Suspense Novel


Subgenres:

  • Literary Fiction,
  • Feminist Fiction,
  • Cross-Cultural Fiction
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  • 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
Publisher Description

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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