Word: pressuresof
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...whether empoweredor embittered or simply embarrassed.But things seem to continue essentiallyas they were before. When itcomes time for her son, the new CrownPrince, to marry, Haruko convinces hisheadstrong beloved to submit to thestern hand of the monarchy. Together,the novel suggests, these two womenwill be able to withstand the pressuresof tradition that weighed so heavilyon Haruko alone. But when her newdaughter-in-law begins to stagger underthe burden—committing the faux pasof entering rooms before her husbandand struggling with the formal courtlanguage—Haruko abandons her: “Shewas not the first to run into harsh...
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