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New York Times bestseller Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok is a powerful story about a Chinese immigrant family in Brooklyn.Kimberley Chang and her mother move from Hong Kong to New York. A new life awaits them - making a new home in a new country. But all they can afford is a verminous, broken-windowed Brooklyn apartment. The only heating is an unreliable oven. They are deep in debt.And neither one speaks one word of English.Yet there is hope. Eleven-year-old Kim goes to school. And though cut off by an alien language and culture and forced by poverty to work nights in a sweatshop - she finds the classroom challenges liberating. In books and learning she'll be saved. But can Kim successfully turn to lost girl from Hong Kong into a happy American woman? And should she?Jean Kwok's powerful and moving tale of hardship and triumph, of heartbreak and love, speaks of all that gets lost in translation.'A sensitively handled rites-of-passage account...has the unmistakable ring of authenticity' Metro'A truly amazing story that'll leave you full of admiration and affection for the characters' Easy Living'A classic and moving immigration story' RedJean Kwok emigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn as a child; her first novel Girl in Translation is based loosely on her own experience as a Chinese immigrant in America. With Girl in Translation Jean Kwok has won the American Library Association Alex Award, an Orange New Writers title and international critical acclaim.

* FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL IN TRANSLATION *'Kwok is an impressive talent' - KARIN SLAUGHTER'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...

* FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL IN TRANSLATION * 'A hugely atmospheric and suspenseful mystery' LUCY FOLEY'A heart-tugging exploration of love, belonging and the meaning of family' RUTH WARE'Kwok is an impressive talent' KARIN SLAUGHTER'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 jeopardize 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...'A beautiful, propulsive story' - LAURA DAVE'As gorgeous as it is thrilling' - JULIA PHILLIPS

* 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

Charlie Wong har aldri kunnet forestille seg et annet liv enn i New Yorks Chinatown. Men jobben som resepsjonist på en danseskole på Manhattan åpner en ny verden for henne, og hun oppdager nye sider ved seg selv. Charlie holder sitt nye liv hemmelig, for familien er skeptisk til at alt som vestlig. Mens Charlie blomstrer, blir søsteren alvorlig syk. Er det sant det en lokal heks har sagt: "Det den ene søsteren vinner, skal den andre tape?"

Kim Chang flytter fra Hong Kong til New York som elleveåring. Hun føler seg fanget midt imellom to verdener: skoleflink mønsterelev om dagen og morens hjelper i tekstilfabrikken om kvelden. Hun gjør alt for å skjule fattigdommen hun lever i, og sliter med ansvaret hun føler overfor familiens framtid. Til slutt blir hun tvunget til å gjøre et valg.

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

An InstantNew York TimesBestseller!A Read with JennaTodayShow Book Club Pick Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick! NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKBYNew York TimesTime Marie Claire Elle Buzzfeed Huffington Post Good Housekeeping The Week Goodreads New York Post and many more!Powerful . . .A twisting tale of love, loss, and dark family secrets. Paula Hawkins, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofTheGirl onthe TrainandInto the WaterA poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three womentwo sisters and their motherin one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofGirl in Translation It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final visit with her dying grandmotherand then vanishes.Amy, the sheltered baby of the Lee family, is too young to remember a time when her parents were newly immigrated and too poor to keep Sylvie. Seven years older, Sylvie was raised by a distant relative in a faraway, foreign place, and didnt rejoin her family in America until age nine. Timid and shy, Amy has always looked up to her sister, the fierce and fearless protector who showered her with unconditional love.But what happened to Sylvie? Amy and her parents are distraught and desperate for answers. Sylvie has always looked out for them. Now, its Amys turn to help. Terrified yet determined, Amy retraces her sisters movements, flying to the last place Sylvie was seen. But instead of simple answers, she discovers something much more valuable: the truth. Sylvie, the golden girl, kept painful secrets . . . secrets that will reveal more about Amys complicated familyand herselfthan she ever could have imagined.A deeply moving story of family, secrets, identity, and longing,Searching for Sylvie Leeis both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive portrait of an immigrant family. It isa profound exploration of the many ways culture and language can divide us andthe impossibility of ever truly knowing someoneespecially those we love. This is a true beach read! You cant put it down! Jenna Bush Hager,TodayShowBook Club Pick

A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women in one Chinese immigrant family

From the bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation, an inspiring novel about a young woman torn between her family duties in Chinatown and her escape into a more Western world. Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York's Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker. Though an ABC (American-born Chinese), Charlie's entire life has been limited to this small area. Now grown, she lives in the same tiny apartment with her widower father and her eleven-year-old sister, and works-miserably-as a dishwasher. But when she lands a job as a receptionist at a ballroom dance studio, Charlie gains access to a world she hardly knew existed, and everything she once took to be certain turns upside down. Gradually, at the dance studio, awkward Charlie's natural talents begin to emerge. With them, her perspective, expectations, and sense of self are transformed-something she must take great pains to hide from her father and his suspicion of all things Western. As Charlie blossoms, though, her sister becomes chronically ill. As Pa insists on treating his ailing child exclusively with Eastern practices to no avail, Charlie is forced to try to reconcile her two selves and her two worlds-Eastern and Western, old world and new-to rescue her little sister without sacrificing her newfound confidence and identity.