Mambo in Chinatown
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Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok
The daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker, Charlie Wong grew up in New York's Chinatown. Though American born, her entire life has been limited to one small Chinese community. Now grown, she lives with her widowed father and 11 year old sister and works - miserably - as a dishwasher. But when Charlie lands a job as a receptionist at a ballroom dance studio, she gains access to a world she hardly knew existed. Discovering a love (and a talent) for dance helps her blossom - until her sister falls ill and she must reconcile her new life with her family.Jean Kwok was born in Hong Kong and moved to Brooklyn when she was a child. Jean earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard and a master's degree in fiction from Columbia University. She worked as an English teacher and a Dutch-English translator at Leiden University in the Netherlands before dedicating herself entirely to writing. Story Magazine and Prairie Schooner have both published her work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594633805 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594633800 |
| Title | Mambo in Chinatown |
| Author | Jean Kwok |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2015-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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