My Year of Meats

<b>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 <i>A Tale for the Time Being </i>and <i>The Book of Form and Emptiness</i></b> <p/> 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. Hailed by <i>USA Today </i>as rare and provocative and awarded the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim <i>My Year of Meats </i>is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair's <i>The Jungle</i> for fans of Michael Pollan Margaret Atwood and Barbara Kingsolver.