World and Town (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307473301)

The award-winning author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon and The Resisters delivers "[a] triumph of a novel.... Jen reflects America, at its best, its worst, its most vulnerable" (The Miami Herald), and asks deep questions about religion, love, home, and meaning.

Hattie Kong, a retired teacher and a descendant of Confucius, has decided that it's time to start over. She moves to the peaceful New England town of Riverlake, a place that once represented the rock-solid base of American life. Instead of quietude, Hattie discovers a town challenged by cell-phone towers, chain stores, and struggling farms. Soon Hattie is joined by an immigrant Cambodian family on the run, and--quite unexpectedly--Carter Hatch, a love from her past.

Author: Gish Jen
ISBN-10: 0307473309
ISBN-13: 9780307473301
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2011
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.29w x 1.06d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 11/06/2011 pg. 28