From the winner of the 2009 Iowa Short Fiction Prize--comes the extraordinary, unexpected debut tale of three generations of Chinese-American women in a San Francisco family who must confront their past and carve out a future.
The Kong women are in crisis. A disastrous trip to visit her "home" orphanage in China has plunged eighteen-year-old Ari into a self-destructive spiral. Her adoptive mother, Charlie, a lawyer with a great heart, is desperate to keep her daughter safe. Meanwhile, Charlie must endure the prickly scrutiny of her beautiful, Bryn Mawr educated mother, Gran--who, as the daughter of a cultured Chinese doctor, came to America to survive Mao's Revolution--and her sister, Les, a brilliant judge with a penchant to rule over everyone's lives.
As they cope with Ari's journey of discovery and its aftermath, the Kong women will come face to face with the truths of their lives--four powerful intertwining stories of accomplishment, tenacity, secrets, loneliness, and love. Beautifully illuminating the bonds of family and blood, The Year She Left Us explores the promise and pain of adoption, the price of assimilation and achievement, the debt we owe to others, and what we owe ourselves.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
The Kong women are in crisis. A disastrous trip to visit her "home" orphanage in China has plunged eighteen-year-old Ari into a self-destructive spiral. Her adoptive mother, Charlie, a lawyer with a great heart, is desperate to keep her daughter safe. Meanwhile, Charlie must endure the prickly scrutiny of her beautiful, Bryn Mawr-educated mother, Gran--who, as the daughter of a cultured Chinese doctor, came to America to survive Mao's Revolution--and of her sister, Les, a brilliant judge with a penchant for ruling over everyone's lives.
As they cope with Ari's journey of discovery and its aftermath, the Kong women will come face-to-face with the truths of their lives--four powerful, intertwining stories of accomplishment, tenacity, secrets, loneliness, and love.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 3.22
Within U.S.A.
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Fast Shipping - Safe and secure Mailer. Seller Inventory # 521PY60023HT
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780062273352
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 23070131-n
Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Year She Left Us 0.58. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780062273352
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780062273352
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 0062273353
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0062273353xvz189zvxnew
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 0062273353
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580006423
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780062273352