Jean Davies Okimoto
 The Love Ceiling is a Women’s Fiction Finalist!
USA Book News National Best Books 2009 Award  The Love Ceiling is a winner of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award.
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Podcast of Jean Okimoto KCLS interview NEW! Jeanie discusses psychotherapy, publishing and older women in Contemporary Psychotherapy Links to Interviews and Podcasts Page ONE Literary Newsletter  Uncle Hideki & The Empty Nest The Theatre Off Jackson September 14 - October 8, 2006 From The Seattle Times Jean Davies Okimoto's funny, sometimes wistful play, "Uncle Hideki & the Empty Nest" … gives rare insight into the daunting journey of finding oneself, especially when faced with the warring traditions of two cultures. The Suyama family's awkward situations are often defused by comedy, creating many laugh-out-loud moments as the characters slog through the sticky entanglements of family ties. Time and again, Davies Okimoto's strong writing comes through… Because the well-developed characters lend multiple dimensions to the play, award-winning children's-book-writer Davies Okimoto touches on issues as varied as homosexuality, retirement, second marriages and life dreams…(and) taps into many universal truths about what it takes to be a woman — in the myriad roles of mother, daughter, wife. From The International Examiner Award –winning author Jean Davies Okimoto has crafted a delightful story about the tension between family obligations and self-fulfillment and above all love…the highly entertaining “Uncle Hideki and the Empty Nest” has succeeded beautifully. |
 Represented by: Robert Astle and Associates Literary Management - www.astleliterary.com - Email:robert@astleliterary.com  Women, aging and creativity...a book club favorite! The Love Ceiling In The Love Ceiling you'll meet sixty-four year old Anne Kuroda Duppstaad, who after the death of her Japanese American mother, confronts the toxic legacy of her father, a famous artist and cruel narcissist, to become an artist in her own right. Rave reviews for The Love Ceiling "rich with life experiences... rendered with compassion and insight.” “The Love Ceiling will ring true with many women.” “...an intriguing, absorbing, and unusual novel.” “...wonderful, touching, funny. Jean Davies Okimoto writes with literary perfect pitch.” “A lovely book, full of wisdom and compassion. With keen insight, the author examines the problems of achieving fulfillment as both a woman and an artist.” “A fine painting of words by a true artist....so compelling that once you begin you cannot put it down.” “Any woman who has ever wrestled with a difficult father will find inspiration and solace in these lucid pages.” "In this courageous journey, Okimoto gives us a model for any woman yearning to claim her truth, to be seen for who she is in her deepest heart. I was inspired by The Love Ceiling and recommend it for any woman seeking greater self-expression." |
