Bibliograph

Fiona and Jane, Jean Chen Ho

Type

Label

Fiona and Jane, Jean Chen Ho

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Fiona and Jane

Oclc number

1298719813

Responsibility statement

Jean Chen Ho

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print

Summary

"A witty, warm, and irreverent book that traces the lives of two young Taiwanese American women as they navigate friendship, sexuality, identity, and heartbreak over two decades. Best friends since second grade, Fiona Lin and Jane Shen explore the lonely freeways and seedy bars of Los Angeles together through their teenage years, surviving unfulfilling romantic encounters, and carrying with them the scars of their families' tumultuous pasts. Fiona was always destined to leave, her effortless beauty burnished by fierce ambition -- qualities that Jane admired and feared in equal measure. When Fiona moves to New York and cares for a sick friend through a breakup with an opportunistic boyfriend, Jane remains in California and grieves her estranged father's sudden death, in the process alienating an overzealous girlfriend. Strained by distance and unintended betrayals, the women float in and out of each other's lives, their friendship both a beacon of home and a reminder of all they've lost. In stories told in alternating voices, Jean Chen Ho's debut collection peels back the layers of female friendship -- the intensity, resentment, and boundless love -- to probe the beating hearts of young women coming to terms with themselves, and each other, in light of the insecurities and shame that holds them back."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The night market -- The inheritance -- Go slow -- Korean boys I've loved -- Doppelgängers -- Cold turkey -- Kenji's notebook -- The movers -- Clairvoyance -- Fiona and Jane

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