Anne-Stine Johnsbråten: Good Wife, Wise Mother (signed) Line Ørnes Søndergaard Across from me was a

Across from me was a fortune-teller

Sometimes I grow tired of your easily broken promises

’ One of them was her grandmother

all the signs of habitation are there

The title of the book is also a truth with modification

Anne-Stine Johnsbråten: Good Wife, Wise Mother (signed) Line Ørnes Søndergaard Across from me was aHeaven is an American salary, a Chinese cook, and a Japanese wife. This view of Japanese women is a common stereotype. The Norwegian photographer Anne Stine Johnsbrten decided to convey a more nuanced perspective. When I travelled in Japan, I was excited to hear what the women were going to say about work and gender equality. I wondered how they viewed their freedom in a gender perspective. How they see the future. The book portrays around 100