Author: Sawako Ariyoshi Year: 1972 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories:
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ISBNs: 9780870118524 0870118528 |
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Akiko is a working wife and mother of a teenage son. When her mother-in-law suddenly dies of a stroke, Akiko becomes the sole caregiver for her selfish father-in-law Shegezo.
The Twilight Years raises important issues about the quality of life at the end of life, caregiving for the old, and the dilemma of women who have both career and family obligations.
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