Jean Kwok: The Leftover Woman

Jean Kwok joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about THE LEFTOVER WOMAN. In this book, a young woman named Jasmine had a baby girl. With China’s one-child policy in place, her husband tells her the baby died, and instead arranges for an adoption to take place in the US. He wants to have a son as his one child. The baby is adopted by a woman named Rebecca who works at a publishing company. Here Jean shares an “inside baseball” look at that industry, along with the story of the little adopted girl. Jasmine comes to New York undocumented seeking to reunite with her daughter. Jean talks about how coming to a new country like Jasmine does is hard and how must live under the radar to support herself. And they talk about those from home that have touchpoints with you. Jean also talks about how her own upbringing as the youngest in a family of seven found its way into this story.

Book discussed in this episode:

THE LEFTOVER WOMAN by Jean Kwok:

https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-leftover-woman

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