But the girl
Yu, Jessica Zhan Mei2024
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Irreverent, witty, and wise, 'But the Girl' is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your family behind. Girl was born on the very day her parents and grandmother immigrated from Malaysia to Australia. The story goes that her mother held on tight to her pelvic muscles in an effort to gift her the privilege of an Australian passport. But it's hard to be the embodiment of all your family's hopes and dreams, especially in a country that's hostile to your very existence. When Girl receives a scholarship to travel to the UK, she is finally free for the first time. In London and then Scotland she is meant to be working on a PhD on Sylvia Plath and writing a postcolonial novel. But Girl can't stop thinking about her upbringing and the stories of the people who raised her. How can she reconcile their expectations with her reality?
Main title:
But the girl / Jessica Zhan Mei Yu.
Author:
Yu, Jessica Zhan Mei, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2024.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529922837 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
2690304