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    "annotation": "<p><strong>A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love&mdash;the breakout hit by the celebrated author of&nbsp;<em>A Tale for the Time Being</em></strong><br /><span>Ruth Ozeki&rsquo;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.&nbsp;</span><br /><span>Hailed by&nbsp;</span><em>USA Today</em><span>&nbsp;as &ldquo;rare and provocative&rdquo; and awarded the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim,&nbsp;</span><em>My Year of Meats</em><span>is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair&rsquo;s&nbsp;</span><em>The Jungle</em><span>&nbsp;for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.</span></p>",
    "description": "<p><strong>A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love&mdash;the breakout hit by the celebrated author of&nbsp;<em>A Tale for the Time Being<br /></em></strong><br /><span>Ruth Ozeki&rsquo;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.&nbsp;</span><br /><span>Hailed by&nbsp;</span><em>USA Today</em><span>&nbsp;as &ldquo;rare and provocative&rdquo; and awarded the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim,&nbsp;</span><em>My Year of Meats</em><span>is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair&rsquo;s&nbsp;</span><em>The Jungle</em><span>&nbsp;for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.</span></p>",
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