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* 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...
From the New York Times bestselling author comes an evocative family drama and riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
A propulsive and engrossing narrative * Guardian *
Two stories intertwine in this exciting tale... I was gripped and romped through it * Daily Mail *
A compelling and moving mystery in which threads converge and dangers pile up * Observer *
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 * Woman's Weekly *
Kwok is a skilled writer of suspenseful family drama * New York Times *
A riveting drama about motherhood and belonging * Time *
Two women on a collision course hurtle through twists and turns to a high-octane ending that will have you tearing through the pages * Woman & Home *
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 * Elle *
Kwok writes with such compassion... An impressive, beautiful and atmospheric story, with a couple of twists that will shock the reader * Mature Times *
Tautly plotted... Delicately delineated, raising uncomfortable questions about motherhood, race, class and white privilege * Prospect *
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 -- Karin Slaughter, author of THE SILENT WIFE
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 -- Lucy Foley, author of THE HUNTING PARTY
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 -- Laura Dave, author of THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME
A heart-tugging exploration of love, belonging and the meaning of family -- Ruth Ware, author of IN A DARK, DARK WOOD
A thriller with danger and heartbreak at its centre -- Tina Baker, author of CALL ME MUMMY
Book Information
ISBN 9781805220107
Author Jean Kwok
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Viper
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 162mm * 28mm
From the New York Times bestselling author comes an evocative family drama and riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
A propulsive and engrossing narrative * Guardian *
Two stories intertwine in this exciting tale... I was gripped and romped through it * Daily Mail *
A compelling and moving mystery in which threads converge and dangers pile up * Observer *
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 * Woman's Weekly *
Kwok is a skilled writer of suspenseful family drama * New York Times *
A riveting drama about motherhood and belonging * Time *
Two women on a collision course hurtle through twists and turns to a high-octane ending that will have you tearing through the pages * Woman & Home *
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 * Elle *
Kwok writes with such compassion... An impressive, beautiful and atmospheric story, with a couple of twists that will shock the reader * Mature Times *
Tautly plotted... Delicately delineated, raising uncomfortable questions about motherhood, race, class and white privilege * Prospect *
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 -- Karin Slaughter, author of THE SILENT WIFE
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 -- Lucy Foley, author of THE HUNTING PARTY
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 -- Laura Dave, author of THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME
A heart-tugging exploration of love, belonging and the meaning of family -- Ruth Ware, author of IN A DARK, DARK WOOD
A thriller with danger and heartbreak at its centre -- Tina Baker, author of CALL ME MUMMY
Book Information
ISBN 9781805220107
Author Jean Kwok
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Viper
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 162mm * 28mm
