World and Town
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The award-winning author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon and The Resisters delivers “[a] triumph of a novel.... Jen reflects America, at its best, its worst, its most vulnerable” (The Miami Herald), and asks deep questions about religion, love, home, and meaning.
Hattie Kong, a retired teacher and a descendant of Confucius, has decided that it’s time to start over. She moves to the peaceful New England town of Riverlake, a place that once represented the rock-solid base of American life. Instead of quietude, Hattie discovers a town challenged by cell-phone towers, chain stores, and struggling farms. Soon Hattie is joined by an immigrant Cambodian family on the run, and—quite unexpectedly—Carter Hatch, a love from her past.
Hattie Kong, a retired teacher and a descendant of Confucius, has decided that it’s time to start over. She moves to the peaceful New England town of Riverlake, a place that once represented the rock-solid base of American life. Instead of quietude, Hattie discovers a town challenged by cell-phone towers, chain stores, and struggling farms. Soon Hattie is joined by an immigrant Cambodian family on the run, and—quite unexpectedly—Carter Hatch, a love from her past.
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Street Date:
10/05/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307594419
ASIN:
B003F3PKTA
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gish Jen. (2010). World and Town. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gish Jen. 2010. World and Town. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gish Jen, World and Town. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gish Jen. World and Town. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010.
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