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The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok

October 13, 2023

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From the time she was a child Jasmine has known she was leftover. Born in a small village in China during the years of its restrictive One Child Policy she wouldn’t even be alive if her twin sibling ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, literary, Manhattan, suspense

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

June 5, 2019

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All her life Amy has looked up to her older sister Sylvie. She is the opposite of how Amy sees herself—pretty, intelligent, with a handsome husband, and fabulous job. She glows with success while Amy ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: mystery, William Morrow

Mambo in Chinatown

June 23, 2014

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Jean Kwok is back with Mambo in Chinatown, another tenderly crafted novel about the assimilation process for Chinese immigrants in America. This time we’re absorbed into the life of Charlie Wong, a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, Riverhead Books

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