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Chinhominey's Secret
Nancy Kim
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Description for Chinhominey's Secret
Paperback. In this moving first novel, a Korean-American family faces not only intergenerational cultural conflicts between immigrant parents and their Americanized daughters, but also the results of a terrible prophecy, made by a fortune-teller 20 years earlier to Chinhominey, the long-estranged grandmother. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 263.
In this moving first novel, a Korean-American family faces not only intergenerational cultural conflicts between immigrant parents and their Americanized daughters, but also the results of a terrible prophecy, made by a fortune-teller 20 years earlier to Chinhominey, the long-estranged grandmother.
In this moving first novel, a Korean-American family faces not only intergenerational cultural conflicts between immigrant parents and their Americanized daughters, but also the results of a terrible prophecy, made by a fortune-teller 20 years earlier to Chinhominey, the long-estranged grandmother.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bridgehampton, United States
ISBN
9781882593491
SKU
V9781882593491
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Ref
99-15
About Nancy Kim
Nancy Kim, a corporate lawyer living in San Francisco, was born in Korea, raised in Los Angeles.
Reviews for Chinhominey's Secret
Nancy Kim brings a light, lyrical touch to this engaging tale of self-fulfilling prophecies and intergenerational conflict among partly assimilated Asian-Americans.
Boston Herald
A true gem.
Tampa Tribune
Combines the immigrant experience and suspense.
San Jose Mercury News
Tradition and superstition clash with contemporary American culture...Offers interesting insights into the power of a family ... Read more
Boston Herald
A true gem.
Tampa Tribune
Combines the immigrant experience and suspense.
San Jose Mercury News
Tradition and superstition clash with contemporary American culture...Offers interesting insights into the power of a family ... Read more