Rider - Paperback
Rider - Paperback
Description
by Marian Frances Wolbers (Author)
A Japanese woman named Mai has retreated from her marriage and career to ride the Tokyo subway system, exposing the social pressures on women in the subway while Mai works through the trauma of a friend who committed suicide. In this debut novel, the protagonist struggles with her identity as the child of a Japanese mother and Japanese-American father.
Author Biography
Marian Frances Wolbers was born in Chicago, Illinois. She writes novels, short stories, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. Her first novel, RIDER, set in the streets and subways of Tokyo, was published by St. Martin's Press (1996) under the Wyatt imprint, receiving favorable reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Library Journal. Her second novel, PENNSYLVANIA POWWOW, was published by Pretzel City Press (2020).
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