Source: library
Genre: Asian-American fiction, immigration
Publisher description: (An) unconventional mother-daughter saga, The Last Story of Mina Lee illustrates the devastating realities of being an immigrant in America.
Book beginning:
MARGOT
Fall 2014
Margot's final conversation with her mother had seemed so uneventful, so ordinary - another choppy bilingual plod. Half-understandable.
Business was slow again today. Even all the Korean businesses downtown are closing
What did you eat for dinner?
Page 56:
"A boyfriend?" Margot's mother had never mentioned or expressed romantic interest in anyone, even the occasional shopkeeper at the swap meet who courted her.
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