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Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evelyn Wang, a flustered immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Set in near-future America, The School for Good Mothers introduces readers to a government-run reform program where bad mothers are retrained using robot doll children with artificial intelligence. Protagonist Frida Liu, a 39-year-old Chinese-American single mother in Philadelphia, loses custody of her 18-month-old daughter, Harriet, after she leaves Harriet home alone for two hours on one very bad day. To regain custody, Frida must spend a year...
Author
Series
Lan xiao shuo volume 348
Publisher
Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Frida Liu struggles with her career and husband Gust's disapproval of her daughter Harriet. She finally attains perfection with Harriet, but faces a bad day when the state scrutinizes her for her poor judgment. Frida must prove that a bad mother can be redeemed and learn to be good. The School for Good Mothers explores the perils of perfect upper-middle-class parenting, violence against women, family systems, and the boundlessness of love, introducing...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Holed up with other moms-to-be in a secret maternity home in Los Angeles, Scarlett Chen is far from her native China, where she worked in a factory job and fell in love with the owner, Boss Yeung. Now she's carrying his baby. Already married with three daughters, he's overjoyed because the doctors confirmed he will finally have the son he has always wanted. To ensure that his son has every advantage, he has shipped Scarlett off to give birth on American...
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Revisit the inspirational story of four remarkable friends whose extraordinary lives are filled with joy and heartbreak. Their friendship reveals a mosaic of startling events that have shaped their lives and affects the hope they hold for their families. A favorite of fans and critics alike, this exceptional film is sure to entertain you from beginning to end!
16) Buddha baby
Author
Publisher
Avon Trade
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Lindsey Owyang continues to struggle to bridge cultures in her Chinese-American family, as she deals with such challenges as two part-time jobs, a love triangle, twins separated at birth, and her relationship with Michael.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony In Love, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy returns with her highly anticipated new novel. A bold and bittersweet story of secrets and sacrifice, love and betrayal, prejudice and passion, China Dolls reveals a rich portrait of female friendship, as three young women navigate the "Chop Suey Circuit"--America's extravagant all-Asian revues of the 1930s and '40s--and endure...
19) Disorientation
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A struggling PhD student makes a shocking discovery about a famous Chinese American poet that sets into motion a series of escalating events, both humorous and fraught, that culminates in an incendiary reckoning of her relationships, beliefs, and identity"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ava Wong has always played it safe. As a strait-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon as a husband, a young son, and a beautiful home, she's built the perfect life. But beneath this faȧde, Ava's world is crumbling: her marriage is falling apart, her expensive law degree hasn't been used in years, and her toddler's tantrums are pushing her to the breaking point. Enter Winnie Fang, Ava's enigmatic college roommate from...
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