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The Leftover Woman

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* FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL IN TRANSLATION * '' Kwok is an impressive talent'' - KARIN SLAUGHTER '' 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...

Summary

From The New York Times bestselling author Jean Kwok comes an evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.

Product details

Authors Jean Kwok, Kwok Jean
Publisher Profile Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 01.06.2024
 
EAN 9781805220138
ISBN 978-1-80522-013-8
No. of pages 388
Dimensions 130 mm x 199 mm x 25 mm
Subjects Fiction > Suspense

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Family Life / General, Thriller / suspense, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths

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