Jean Kwok: The Leftover Woman
The Leftover Woman
Buch
- Profile Books, 08/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781805220138
- Bestellnummer: 11566696
- Umfang: 388 Seiten
- Auflage: Main
- Gewicht: 320 g
- Maße: 198 x 129 mm
- Stärke: 26 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.8.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
* FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL IN TRANSLATION *'Kwok is an impressive talent' - KARIN SLAUGHTER
'A beautiful, propulsive story' - LAURA DAVE
'A hugely atmospheric and suspenseful mystery' - LUCY FOLEY
'I will find my daughter. No matter the cost...'
Jasmine Yang thought her daughter was dead at birth. But five years after she was taken from her arms, she learns that her controlling husband sent the baby to America to be adopted, a casualty of China's one-child-policy. Fleeing her rural Chinese village, Jasmine arrives in New York City with nothing except a desperate need to find her daughter. But with her husband on her trail, the clock is ticking, and she's forced to make increasingly risky decisions if she ever hopes to be reunited with her child.
Meanwhile, Rebecca Whitney seems to have it all: a high-powered career, a beautiful home, a handsome husband, and an adopted Chinese daughter she adores. But when an industry scandal threatens to jeopardise not only Rebecca's job but her marriage, this perfect world begins to crumble.
Two women in a divided city, separated by wealth and culture, yet bound together by their love for the same child. And when they finally meet, their lives will never be the same again...
'Propulsive and engrossing' - GUARDIAN
'A suspenseful family drama' - NEW YORK TIMES
'A compelling and moving mystery' - OBSERVER
Biografie
Jean Kwok wurde als jüngstes von sieben Kindern in Hongkong geboren. Ihre Familie emigrierte nach Brooklyn, wo Jean lange Zeit in einem Sweatshop in Chinatown arbeitete. Sie wurde frühzeitig an der Harvard Universität angenommen und übernahm dort meistens vier Jobs gleichzeitig, um ihre Familie zu unterstützen und ihr Studium zu finanzieren. Heute lebt Jean Kwok mit ihrem Mann und zwei Söhnen in den Niederlanden. Jean Kwok
The Leftover Woman
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