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Title Statement | Relative strangers: a novel / A.H. Kim. |
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Author | Kim, A. H |
Publication | Toronto, ON: Graydon House,[2024]©2024 |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 338 pages ; |
ISBN | 9781525819551 (trade paperback) |
Other Number | pr06976228 |
General Notes | Includes reader's guide. Subtitle from cover. |
Summary | "Amelia Bae-Wood's life is falling apart. Unemployed, newly single and completely broke -- for reasons she hasn't told anyone yet -- she finds herself hitchhiking across California to deal with the fallout of her mother's eviction from the family estate. Amelia needs somewhere to live and time to figure out what to do with the rest of her life, so moving with her mother and sister to Arcadia, the cancer retreat center where her sister volunteers, seems like as good an idea as any. Amelia's sister, Eleanor, has too much on her plate, including being caught up in a court battle with a man who claims to be their half brother from Seoul and their late father's only son -- a secret love child from his Korean youth -- who's fighting for a piece of everything that belongs to the Bae-Wood women. And when Amelia adds herself to Eleanor's list of problems, Eleanor must figure out what to hold on to -- and when to let go -- before things starts to unravel. A witty, wry and enormously entertaining retelling, the sisters' journey of self-discovery as they reshape their lives gives this classic tale a modern, feminist twist, as it touches on themes of blended families, race, class and wealth"-- |
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By Topic | Adoption--Fiction |
Families--Fiction | |
Foster children--Fiction | |
Foster parents--Fiction | |
Homecoming--Fiction | |
Inheritance and succession--Fiction | |
Korean American families--Fiction | |
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women--Fiction | |
Single women--Fiction | |
Siblings--Fiction | |
Widows--Fiction | |
By Location | California--Fiction |
By Genre | Domestic fiction |
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