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River East, River West – Aube Rey Lescure

Posted on June 1, 2024 by

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READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE Alva is a 14-year-old half Chinese, half American girl with a secretive mother. They live in Shanghai but Alva dreams of a better life in the US. A coming of age, social drama about the impact of western emigration to… Continue Reading “River East, River West – Aube Rey Lescure”

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Cocoon – Zhang Yueran

Posted on October 18, 2023 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jo Li Jiaqi and Cheng Gong recall their childhood friendship under Chinese communist rule, living with extended family and in wonderment about what really happened that rainy night in 1967 in the abandoned water tower where Gong’s grandfather was attacked.… Continue Reading “Cocoon – Zhang Yueran”

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