Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
Kimberly Chang has her world turned upside-down when she moves with her mother from their home in Hong Kong to New York. But their new life doesn’t quite live up to their expectations – living in a vermin-ridden apartment in Brooklyn, the pair only have a sometimes working oven to keep warm. They have nothing but debt and neither of them speaks a word of English.
While her mother spends her days earning two cents a garment at a sweatshop, intellectually gifted eleven-year-old Kim faces a new and trying challenge: school. Exiled by language, estranged in a new culture and weighed down by staggering poverty, Kim must learn to translate not just her language but who she is as she straddles these two very different worlds.
In this powerful story, Jean Kwok spins a moving tale of hardship and triumph, of heartbreak and love, of all that’s said without words and all that gets lost in translation.
Format: Paperback | 293 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15.2 x 2.3 | 398g
Publication Date: 28 Jun 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Imprint: Fig Tree
Publication City/Country: Camberwell, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1905490623
ISBN13: 9781905490622
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very minor scuff marks along the edges. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.