Dandelion

byJamie Chai Yun Liew

April 26, 2022|
Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew
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Longlisted for Canada ReadsJim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award winner: an Asian woman traces her mother's past journey in order to learn who she really is and where she belongs.When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Swee Hua. She recalls the spring of 1987, growing up in a small British Columbia mining town where there were only a handful of Asian families; Lily's previously stateless father wanted to blend seamlessly into Canadian life, while her mother, alienated and isolated, longed to return to Brunei. Years later, still affected by Swee Hua's disappearance, Lily's family is stubbornly silent to her questioning. But eventually, an old family friend provides a clue that sends Lily to Southeast Asia to find out the truth.Dandelion
Jamie Chai Yun Liew is the recipient of the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers'' Workshop. She is a lawyer and law professor specializing in immigration, refugee, and citizenship law and the creator of the podcast Migration Conversations. Dandelion is her first novel. She lives in Ottawa with her famil...
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Title:Dandelion
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:264 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.6 in
Shipping dimensions:264 pages, 9 X 6 X 0.6 in
Published:April 26, 2022
Publisher:ARSENAL PULP PRESS
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9781551528816

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