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Jean’s 2022 Year in Books
Take a look at Jean’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
Jean Kwok’s Followers (1,768)
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Jean Kwok
Goodreads Author
Born
Hong Kong
Website
Twitter
Genre
Member Since
February 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/jeankwok
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Girl in Translation
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2010
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49 editions
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Searching for Sylvie Lee
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published
2019
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21 editions
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Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
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published
2022
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31 editions
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Mambo in Chinatown
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published
2014
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17 editions
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Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19
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2020
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4 editions
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Where the Gods Fly
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The Leftover Woman
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expected publication
2023
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3 editions
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Midt imellom
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Bijna thuis
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Leftover Woman Intl/E
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Jean’s Recent Updates
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Jean Kwok
is now friends with
Maria Pena
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Jean Kwok
voted for
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1)
as
Best Debut Novel
in the
Final Round
of the
2022 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Jean Kwok
rated a book it was amazing
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| Tender and beautifully written, UNDER THE TAMARIND TREE draws us into the vibrant and intricate lives of four friends and their explosive secrets. Nigar Alam explores class, family and passion in rich cultural detail. A captivating read. | |
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| Tender and beautifully written, UNDER THE TAMARIND TREE draws us into the vibrant and intricate lives of four friends and their explosive secrets. Nigar Alam explores class, family and passion in rich cultural detail. A captivating read. | |
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| In addition to being a heart-pounding page turner, Wendy Walker's WHAT REMAINS is an exploration of love and fidelity and of the secrets that bind us and tear us apart. The engine that keeps us riveted is not simply the masterful plot but our empathy ...more | |
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| With subtlety, humor and piercing insight, Vibuti Jain creates a propulsive page-turner that will touch your heart. This is a gorgeous and complex exploration of race, immigration and class wrapped up in a thrilling story you won't be able to put dow ...more | |
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| Lan Samantha Chang’s The Family Chao is a modern-day Brothers Karamazov, a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery that leads the reader into a hall of mirrors, reflecting with its kaleidoscopic vision themes like family, betrayal, passion, race, cult ...more | |
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| Gish Jen's THE RESISTERS is a brilliant, creative page-turner. When I was reading it, I felt like I was peering into a crystal ball that revealed a disturbing future built upon the dangers of our present world. With the sensitivity, emotional range a ...more | |
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“What a relationship looks like on the outside isn't the same as what it's like on the inside. You can be more in love with someone in your mind than with the person you see every day.”
― Girl in Translation
― Girl in Translation
“Sometimes our fate is different from the one we imagined for ourselves.”
― Girl in Translation
― Girl in Translation
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Barnes & Noble Nook:
Nominations for June 2010 Book
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| Challenge: 50 Books: Teresa's 50 Books in 2010 | 15 | 51 | Aug 14, 2010 06:36AM | |
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The Seasonal Read...:
Summer Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
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Hi Jean, thank you for the friendship on Goodreads. I look forward to reading your books. All the best!
Jean wrote: "Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find..."
I sent you a link through a message.
Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find this commercial? Is it for the Ipad? Where did you see it? Thanks!
Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"Mysti, I didn't know that! Thanks so much for telling me, very exciting! Best, Jean
Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!
