Biography & Autobiography Women
Tokyo, My Everest
A Canadian Woman in Japan
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1995
- Category
- Women, General, Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888821812
- Publish Date
- Sep 1995
- List Price
- $17.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459714243
- Publish Date
- Sep 1995
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
Co-winner of the Canada-Japan Literary Awards 1997
By either folly or design, Gabrielle Bauer finds herself on a plane bound for Tokyo, leaving her career, home, and husband behind.
About the author
Gabrielle Bauer's previous book, Tokyo, My Everest, won the Japan-Canada Book Prize in 1997. Gabrielle writes frequently for Chatelaine, Canadian Living, and Reader's Digest. She has had various pieces published in The Globe and Mail. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.
Awards
- Joint winner, Canada-Japan Literary Awards
Editorial Reviews
Tokyo, My Everest is a provocative romp through territories both strange and familiar, a roller-coaster ride through the human heart.
Canadian Book Review Annual