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Jemimah Wei’s The Original Daughter is the GMA book club pick for May, and we loved it. In some ways, this book is not just a compelling family drama, but it is also a thoughtful depiction of Singapore, a country often misunderstood by Americans as being simply a home for glamour and high tech discovery. This novel centers around the lives of everyday Singaporeans, and how one family is torn apart when a new daughter is introduced to the home by way of a grandfather’s polygamy. Why did this book take Jemimah ten years to write and how does this story put a new twist on the clichés of sibling rivalry? We ask her, so tune in and find out.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302
Books mentioned on this week's episode:
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
This is What Inequality Looks Like by Youyenn Teo
The South by Tash Aw
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
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Jemimah Wei’s The Original Daughter is the GMA book club pick for May, and we loved it. In some ways, this book is not just a compelling family drama, but it is also a thoughtful depiction of Singapore, a country often misunderstood by Americans as being simply a home for glamour and high tech discovery. This novel centers around the lives of everyday Singaporeans, and how one family is torn apart when a new daughter is introduced to the home by way of a grandfather’s polygamy. Why did this book take Jemimah ten years to write and how does this story put a new twist on the clichés of sibling rivalry? We ask her, so tune in and find out.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302
Books mentioned on this week's episode:
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
This is What Inequality Looks Like by Youyenn Teo
The South by Tash Aw
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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