"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[...]
Introducing a fresh, exciting new voice, an inspiring debut about a Chinese immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures.
When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during [...]
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 f[...]
From the bestselling author of "Girl in Translation," a novel about a young woman torn between her family duties in Chinatown and her escape into the world of ballroom dancing.
Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York's Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a nood[...]
From the bestselling author of "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 noo[...]
När Kimberly Chang och hennes mor emigrerar från Hongkong till slummen i Brooklyn, inleder den unga flickan snart ett dubbelliv: lysande mönster - elev på dagen och sin mors hjälpande hand i textilfabriken i Chinatown till sent på kvällen. Hon gör sitt yttersta för att dölja den svåra san[...]
Jean Kwoks debutroman Nästan hemma är en uttalad Oprahfavorit och har nominerats till en rad litterära priser, såsom Good Read Choice Award 2010 och New Voices Award.
När Kimberly Chang och hennes mor emigrerar från Hongkong till slummen i Brooklyn, inleder hon snart ett dubbelliv:[...]
Kun hongkongilainen Kimberly on 11-vuotias, hän muuttaa äitinsä kanssa New Yorkiin ja hänen elämänsä mullistuu. Äiti ja tytär joutuvat asumaan viheliäisessä murjussa ja raatamaan sukulaistensa tehtaassa. Koulussa Kimberly oppii puhumaan englantia ja ymmärtämään paikallisia tapoja. Äi[...]