World and Town by Gish Jen Paperback Book

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Rent World and Town

Author: Gish Jen

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Vintage Books USA

Published: Oct 2011

Genre: Fiction - Literary

Retail Price: $15.95

Pages: 400

Synopsis

Hattie Kong, a retired teacher and a descendant of Confucius, has decided that it’s time to start over. She moves to the peaceful New England town of Riverlake, a place that once represented the rock-solid base of American life. Instead of quietude, Hattie discovers a town challenged by cell-phone towers, chain stores, and struggling farms. Soon Hattie is joined by an immigrant Cambodian family on the run, and—quite unexpectedly—Carter Hatch, a love from her past. As each character seeks to make a new start on life, World and Townasks deep, absorbing questions about religion, love, home, and meaning.

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