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Jemimah Wei is the GMA Book Club Pick!


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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.

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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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