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The Leftover Woman de Jean Kwok

The Leftover Woman

Autor Jean Kwok
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 aug 2024

Notăm cu interes cum The Leftover Woman respectă canoanele romanului polițist, dar le subversează prin transformarea unei căutări disperate într-o analiză socială tăioasă. Tensiunea este palpabilă. Jasmine Yang ajunge în New York fără bani, fără sprijin, fugind de un soț dominator. Miza ei? Fiica pierdută sub spectrul Politicii Copilului Unic din China. Timpul se scurge. Soțul ei se apropie. În paralel, reținem viața Rebeccăi Whitney. Bogăție, carieră în publishing, o casă superbă și o fiică adoptată pe care o adoră. Două lumi opuse. Două femei pe un curs de coliziune inevitabil. Un scandal industrial fisurează fațada perfectă a Rebeccăi. Identitatea devine un câmp de luptă. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care Jean Kwok dozează suspansul, alternând perspectivele între supraviețuirea brutală și prăbușirea privilegiului. Cei care au parcurs Searching for Sylvie Lee de Jean Kwok vor fi pregătiți pentru complexitatea secretelor de familie și pentru forța emoțională a legăturilor materne care sfidează granițele. Față de debutul său, Girl in Translation, unde accentul cădea pe adaptarea imigrantului, acest nou roman ridică miza, transformând drama de familie într-un mister cu ritm alert. The Leftover Woman nu este doar un roman despre dispariție, ci despre ce înseamnă să aparții într-un oraș divizat.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781805220138
ISBN-10: 1805220136
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:Main
Editura: Profile
Colecția Viper
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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Recomandăm acest roman cititorilor care caută un amestec de suspans și profunzime psihologică. Veți câștiga o perspectivă onestă asupra sacrificiilor materne și a barierelor culturale invizibile din inima New York-ului. Este o lectură pentru cei care vor să înțeleagă complexitatea adopțiilor internaționale și a luptei pentru identitate, totul ambalat într-o intrigă polițistă care vă va ține în alertă.

Despre autor

Jean Kwok s-a născut în Hong Kong și a emigrat în Brooklyn în copilărie, experiență care îi infuzează proza cu o autenticitate rară. Absolventă de Harvard și cu un master în arte frumoase la Columbia, ea a cunoscut succesul internațional cu bestsellerul Girl in Translation. Înainte de a scrie full-time, a lucrat ca profesoară de engleză și traducător în Olanda. Această perspectivă multiculturală și experiența personală de imigrantă îi permit să exploreze cu finețe temele dezrădăcinării și ale legăturilor de familie în The Leftover Woman.

Notă biografică

Jean Kwok is the internationally bestselling author of Girl in Translation, Mambo in Chinatown and Searching for Sylvie Lee, and contributor to Marple: Twelve New Stories. Both The Leftover Woman and Mambo in Chinatown are currently in development for television by Fifth Season. Her work has been published in twenty countries and she has been selected for numerous honours, including the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award shortlist. She is fluent in Chinese, Dutch and English, and currently lives in the Netherlands.

Descriere scurtă

* 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

Recenzii

A propulsive and engrossing narrative
Two stories intertwine in this exciting tale... I was gripped and romped through it
A compelling and moving mystery in which threads converge and dangers pile up
Two women on a collision course hurtle through twists and turns to an ending that will have you tearing through the last pages. A novel about identity and belonging, ambition and motherhood - it's a triumph
Kwok is a skilled writer of suspenseful family drama
A riveting drama about motherhood and belonging
Two women on a collision course hurtle through twists and turns to a high-octane ending that will have you tearing through the pages
A heart-wrenching examination of transracial adoption and its influence... A suspenseful read, but also an introspective journey into the bonds of family, country, class, and race
Kwok writes with such compassion... An impressive, beautiful and atmospheric story, with a couple of twists that will shock the reader
Tautly plotted... Delicately delineated, raising uncomfortable questions about motherhood, race, class and white privilege
A haunting, emotionally powerful story about motherhood, family, oppression, immigration, and power. Kwok is an impressive talent whose books resonate with deeply felt emotion and expertly crafted plotting
At once a hugely atmospheric and suspenseful mystery and a compelling exploration of motherhood and belonging that packs a profound emotional punch. I couldn't stop thinking about this book long after I'd read the final page
Jean Kwok delivers again with The Leftover Woman - a magnetic meditation on secret histories, motherhood, love and how we show up for each other in the most surprising of ways. A beautiful, propulsive story
A heart-tugging exploration of love, belonging and the meaning of family
A thriller with danger and heartbreak at its centre
Kwok has done it again. Her newest novel will make your heart race... As gorgeous as it is thrilling, The Leftover Woman tells a story of identity, ambition, and love that makes us look again at who we are and who we're forced to be
An utterly riveting novel about two very different mothers, The Leftover Woman is not only an absolutely propulsive thriller but also a profound exploration of poverty and privilege, oppression and escape, desire and the self. This spellbinding narrative of immigration and hidden identity proves in so many ways that love has no boundaries
An unforgettable, beautifully written page-turner that's about so many things at once... Kwok uses an intricately layered plot to ensnare and mesmerise us with fierce, complex characters. I absolutely adored this novel, from its tantalising first pages to the poignant ending
The Leftover Woman asks aching questions about family and love even as it hop-scotches across cultures and classes, bringing both tragedy and hope. A marvellous read
Jean Kwok once again delivers suspense and passion within a character-driven framework that readers can't help but lose themselves in... one of the best and brightest books of the year
Kwok brings her signature lyrical prose to the novel, while suspense simmers in the background... Highly recommended
A highly entertaining page-turner
Beautifully nuanced... A powerful novel, a strong drama and a decent thriller. The ending has its poignancy but it's ultimately an uplifting and insightful read