UNPOLISHED GEM Alice Pung - My Mother, My Grandmother and Me (Cambodia / Australia)

UNPOLISHED GEM is Alice Pung's very popular Cambodian\Australian memoir.

THIS IS A USED BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION: nice and clean and rarely read; only minor wear. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

PUBLISHER'S BLURB: After Alice Pungas family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose Alice as her name because he thought their new country was a Wonderland. In this lyrical, bittersweet debut memoiraalready an award-winning bestseller when it was published in AustraliaaAlice grows up straddling two worlds, East and West, her insular family and the Australia outside. With wisdom beyond her years and a keen eye for comedy in everyday life, she writes of the trials of assimilation and cultural misunderstanding, and of the tender but fraught relationships between three generations of women trying to live the Australian dream without losing themselves. “Unpolished Gem” is a moving, vivid journey about identity and the ultimate search for acceptance and healing, delivered by a writer possessed of rare empathy, penetrating insight, and undeniable narrative gifts.

Book Details

Code: SKU1794

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 282

Published: 2009 by Plume, USA

ISBN: 0452290007

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Price: AUD $8.00

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