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008 230428s2016 nyu 000 1 eng d
020 _a9780143108429
040 _cQCPL
_erda
082 _aFic
100 1 _aLee, Janice Y. K.
_eauthor
245 1 4 _aThe expatriates
_c/ Janice Y. K. Lee
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2016
300 _a332 pages
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
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.
650 _aAmericans
_zChina
_zHong Kong
_vFiction
655 7 _2lcgft
_aDomestic fiction
_910554
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
690 _aFiction