Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav - ISBN: 9781761342394
Paperback
Guilt, loss, and love shape a young woman’s reality.

Others Were Emeralds

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    5 September 2023

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Summary

A stirring coming-of-age novel about guilt, loss, love and memory. Others Were Emeralds explores the inherent danger of allowing our misconceptions to shape our reality.

This is the part in the story where someone I love would only appear again in flashbacks.

The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late ‘90s and despite t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761342394
ISBN-10:1761342398
Author:Lang Leav
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:5 September 2023
Weight:362g
Dimensions:233mm x 154mm x 24mm
About The Author

Lang Leav

Lang Leav was born in a refugee camp after her family fled the Khmer Rouge. She spent her formative years in Sydney, Australia, in the predominantly migrant town of Cabramatta. Among her many achievements, Lang is the winner of a Qantas Spirit of Youth Award, a Churchill Fellowship, and a Goodreads Reader’s Choice Award. She has been featured on CNN, SBS Australia, Intelligence Squared UK, and Radio New Zealand and in various publications, including Vogue, Newsweek, the Straits Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Guardian, and the New York Times. She lives in New Zealand.

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