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Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton
3.0
A page turner, with a cast of characters you want to hear more from
Wiz Wharton Ghost Girl Banana goes from the 1966 during the “Chinese Windrush” and 1997. During the 1966 we meet Sook-Yin who leaves Kowloon to go to London for a better life. Her family sends her off to restore their honor, make more money and help them at home. Sook-Yin must make a life in gloomy London, while being exposed to racism and trying to find community. She started her training as a nurse but things go south very fast.
Fast forward to 1997 we meet Lily who never got over the death of her mother. She goes through a rough patch during university and her bigger sister is constantly trying to protect her from everything. One day she receives a letter saying she has an inheritance but she must return Hong Kong to collect it. Of course she thinks it is a scam because nothing like this ever happens to her. With some digging Lily decides to go to Hong Kong to find out more about her past. What she finds, out shakes her reality.
I really enjoyed the storytelling in this book. I do have thing for alternating POV, especially when it is during different time periods. I loved how the author handled mother-daughter relationships and the theme of grief, loss and regret. I thought the ending was very rushed but overall, I did enjoy being in the pages of this book.
Wiz Wharton Ghost Girl Banana goes from the 1966 during the “Chinese Windrush” and 1997. During the 1966 we meet Sook-Yin who leaves Kowloon to go to London for a better life. Her family sends her off to restore their honor, make more money and help them at home. Sook-Yin must make a life in gloomy London, while being exposed to racism and trying to find community. She started her training as a nurse but things go south very fast.
Fast forward to 1997 we meet Lily who never got over the death of her mother. She goes through a rough patch during university and her bigger sister is constantly trying to protect her from everything. One day she receives a letter saying she has an inheritance but she must return Hong Kong to collect it. Of course she thinks it is a scam because nothing like this ever happens to her. With some digging Lily decides to go to Hong Kong to find out more about her past. What she finds, out shakes her reality.
I really enjoyed the storytelling in this book. I do have thing for alternating POV, especially when it is during different time periods. I loved how the author handled mother-daughter relationships and the theme of grief, loss and regret. I thought the ending was very rushed but overall, I did enjoy being in the pages of this book.