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From the massively talented Gish Jen comes a barbed, moving, and stylistically dazzling new novel about the elusive nature of kinship. The Wongs describe themselves as a “half half” family, but the actual fractions are more complicated, given Carnegie’s Chinese heritage, his wife Blondie’s... read more
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- Blondie
- Mama Wong
- Wendy Lanlan
- Lizzy
- Lily Lee
- Russell
- Shang
- Tommy
- Elaine
- Mitchell
- Gabriela
- Renata
- Janie
- Peter
- Gregory
- Carnegie
- Corinne
- Mr. Buck
- Mary Divine
- Nick
- Billy
- Linda
- Miss Tobey
- Derek
- Ariela
- Hazel
- Angela
- Woody
- Grandma Dotie
- Crissy
- Ashley
- James Bond
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 1400042135
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 1400042135
Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 813
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