false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213320596m/1182481.jpg 1182481 5 This is an original take on a classic story - how a child of immigrants moves between two cultures. In place of piety and predictability, however, Unpolished Gem offers a vivid and ironic sense of both worlds. It combines the story of Pung's life growing up in suburban Footscray with the inherited stories of the women in her family - stories of madness, survival and heartbreak. Original and brave, this is a girl's own story that introduces an unforgettable voice and captures the experience of Asian immigrants to Australia. 1170398 9 2006 Unpolished Gem total:76|5:5|4:22|3:33|2:12|1:4| 76 240 127 28 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 09:39:16 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 09:39:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 18:35:03 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 18:58:52 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 19:26:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 19:26:43 -0700 2009 1 Snippet family stories in turn hilarious, poign...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 13 12:33:01 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:51:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:45:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 08:40:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 23:08:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 17:37:03 -0700 2009 1 FUCKING GOD for an Asian-Australian writer. There needs to be more of them (and more Lebanese-Australian writers, Mauritian-Australian writers and Sudanese-Australian writers, but the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 21:43:20 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 08:47:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 14:51:33 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 14:53:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 08 20:37:16 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 20:37:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 20:27:11 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 20:39:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 09 18:51:22 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 18:55:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 12:21:33 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 13:20:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 14:27:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 14:29:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Oct 24 22:03:42 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 22:08:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Aug 14 16:29:26 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 16:43:00 -0700 2008
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