Jemimah Wei
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Stegner Fellow Jemimah Wei joins us with her dazzling debut novel that explores the formation and dissolution of family bonds in a story of ambition and sisterhood in turn-of-the-millennium Singapore. Before Arin, Genevieve Yang was an only child, but when Arin appears, the shameful legacy of a grandfather long believed to be dead, everything changes. The sisters navigate the intensity of life, driven by their parents’ high expectations, ultimately forcing Genevieve to weigh ambition against familial love. The Original Daughter is a major literary debut, rich with emotional clarity and social insight. Jemimah Wei, currently a Stegner Fellow at Stanford, has received numerous accolades for her writing and creative contributions.
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