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008 | 230428s2016 nyu 000 1 eng d | ||
020 | _a9780143108429 | ||
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_cQCPL _erda |
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082 | _aFic | ||
100 | 1 |
_aLee, Janice Y. K. _eauthor |
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245 | 1 | 4 |
_aThe expatriates _c/ Janice Y. K. Lee |
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_aNew York : _bPenguin Books, _c2016 |
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300 | _a332 pages | ||
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_2rdacontent _atext |
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_2rdamedia _aunmediated |
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_2rdacarrier _avolume |
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520 | _aThe "emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in same small expat community in Hong Kong ... As each woman struggles with her own demons, their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all."-- Provided by publisher. Three very different American women livie in the same small expat community in Hong Kong. Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, something she believes could save her foundering marriage. Meanwhile, Margaret, once a happily married mother of three, questions her maternal identity in the wake of a shattering loss. Their lives collide in ways that have irreversible consequences for them all. | ||
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_aAmericans _zChina _zHong Kong _vFiction |
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_2lcgft _aDomestic fiction _910554 |
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