| Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me Contributor(s): Pung, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0452290007 ISBN-13: 9780452290006 Publisher: Plume Books OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008030365 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Poignant, provocative, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, Pung's rollicking tale of two worlds is not to be missed."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) After Alice Pung's 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 memoir--already an award-winning bestseller when it was published in Australia--Alice 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. |