The Year She Left Us by Kathryn Ma

The Year She Left Us

Kathryn Ma

326 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

From the winner of the 2009 Iowa Short Fiction Prize--comes the extraordinary, unexpected debut tale of three generations of Chinese-American women in a San Francisco family who must confront their past and carve out a future.The Kong women are in...

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Community Reviews Summary of 69 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
challenging 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.35

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