SIGNED ~ BAD BAD GIRL by Gish Jen (2025, Hardcover) 1st/1st

by Gish Jen

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BAD BAD GIRL by Gish Jen (2025, Hardcover) First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by the author. Condition: VG+. DJ wrapped in clear archival mylar. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Overview: Spanning decades, this rich and honest portrait of a mother-daughter relationship explores the complexity of family and culture over generations. L.A. TIMES 15 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • TIME "100 BEST" • RUPAUL'S BOOK CLUB PICK • An engrossing, blisteringly funny-sad autobiographical novel tracing a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship. “A transcendent work of art.” —Boston Globe “Gish Jen has written the multigenerational mother-daughter epic of our new century.” —Junot Díaz “Heart-piercingly personal. . . . Suffused with love.” —Los Angeles Times My mother had died, but still I heard her voice. . . Gish’s mother, Loo Shu-hsin, is born in 1924 to a wealthy Shanghai family whose girls are expected to restrain themselves. Her beloved nursemaid—far closer to her than her real mother—is torn from her even as she is constantly reprimanded: “Bad bad girl! You don’t know how to talk!” Sent to a modern Catholic school by her progressive father, she receives not only an English name—Agnes—but a first-rate education. To his delight, she excels. But proud as he is, he can only sigh, “Too bad. If you were a boy, you could accomplish a lot.” Agnes finds solace in books and in 1947 announces her intention to pursue a PhD in America. As the Communist revolution looms, she sets sail—never to return. Lone

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Year: 2025
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780593803738
• Condition: Very Good

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