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Somewhere between Hong Kong and New York, life does an abrupt shift for Gail Szeto, when her mother, her last family member, is killed in an accident. For Gail, a mixed-race, single mother who had buried her young son less than two years prior, all she has left is a hard-won career at a global investment bank. Life rapidly goes into free fall for this woman with a complicated past, who was once so sure of her direction in life, who can now see no clear future path. Shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize, this novel offers a an international cast of characters in New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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BN ID: | 2940046137491 |
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Publisher: | Signal 8 Press |
Publication date: | 06/15/2014 |
Sold by: | Smashwords |
Format: | NOOK Book |
File size: | 707 KB |
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