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Jean Kwok
Goodreads Author
Born
Hong Kong
Website
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February 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/jeankwok
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Girl in Translation
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2010
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55 editions
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Searching for Sylvie Lee
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2019
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4 editions
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The Leftover Woman
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2023
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15 editions
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Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
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2022
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43 editions
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Mambo in Chinatown
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2014
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25 editions
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The Lonely Stories
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Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19
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2020
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5 editions
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Volume 0: Issue 1
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2024
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Where the Gods Fly
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The Shortlist: The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2012
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2012
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Jean Kwok
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The Leftover Woman
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Best Mystery & Thriller
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Opening Round
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2023 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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"You know early on that Jasmine and Rebecca are on a collision course but what connects them? Jasmine escaped her abusive and absent husband by paying snakeheads to get her to the US where she hopes to find her daughter. What she finds is a struggle,"
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"The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok. Thanks to @williammorrow for the gifted Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jasmine has escaped her rural Chinese village and abusive husband to search New York City for her daughter who was taken from her. Rebecca seems to have it all, in " Read more of this review » |
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"I adore Jean Kwok’s writing, and The Leftover Woman is no exception. There are a lot of twists in this one, so I can’t tell you anything. Just pick up a copy when it releases on October 10 and enjoy!"
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Cari, thank you for your wonderful and insightful review in Booklist! Means the world to me.
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“What a relationship looks like on the outside isn't the same as what it's like on the inside. You can be more in love with someone in your mind than with the person you see every day.”
― Girl in Translation
― Girl in Translation
“Sometimes our fate is different from the one we imagined for ourselves.”
― Girl in Translation
― Girl in Translation
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Hi Jean, thank you for the friendship on Goodreads. I look forward to reading your books.All the best!
Jean wrote: "Mysti wrote:" Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you! "Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find... "
I sent you a link through a message.
Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find this commercial? Is it for the Ipad? Where did you see it? Thanks!
Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, I didn't know that! Thanks so much for telling me, very exciting! Best, Jean
Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!
