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jennitarheelreader 's review for:
Beautiful Country
by Qian Julie Wang
Five stars! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Thank you to Doubleday for the gifted copy.
I both read and listened to this gorgeous memoir. I especially love a memoir narrated by the author. In Chinese, the word for America directly translates to “beautiful country.” Qian and her family arrive in NYC when she’s seven years old. Her parents were professors in China, and here they are undocumented and fighting to survive.
Now Qian’s parents are forced to work in sweatshops for low wages. Qian struggles in school, especially socially, because she is learning English. She is most at home in the library where she learns the language through books and reading. Just as Qian begins to “fit in” and feel at home, her mother becomes very ill, something she’s hidden for months.
Beautiful Country is the story of an often invisible family, with loving parents empowering their daughter to dream. Flawlessly written with profound messages, I lack the words other than to tell you this is an important must-read.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader
Thank you to Doubleday for the gifted copy.
I both read and listened to this gorgeous memoir. I especially love a memoir narrated by the author. In Chinese, the word for America directly translates to “beautiful country.” Qian and her family arrive in NYC when she’s seven years old. Her parents were professors in China, and here they are undocumented and fighting to survive.
Now Qian’s parents are forced to work in sweatshops for low wages. Qian struggles in school, especially socially, because she is learning English. She is most at home in the library where she learns the language through books and reading. Just as Qian begins to “fit in” and feel at home, her mother becomes very ill, something she’s hidden for months.
Beautiful Country is the story of an often invisible family, with loving parents empowering their daughter to dream. Flawlessly written with profound messages, I lack the words other than to tell you this is an important must-read.
Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: www.jennifertarheelreader.com and instagram: www.instagram.com/tarheelreader