Someday We Will Fly
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
From the author of Blind, a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story set during World War II in Shanghai, one of the only places Jews without visas could find refuge.
Rachel DeWoskin Books
Rachel DeWoskin crafts narratives that delve into the complexities of cultural encounters and the search for self. Her writing often explores the intricate tapestry of human relationships and the navigation of personal identity across diverse landscapes. With a keen and introspective style, DeWoskin invites readers into intimate explorations of belonging and alienation. She offers a distinctive voice that illuminates the nuanced experiences of living between worlds.
Blind
- 394 pages
- 14 hours of reading
After a horrific accident leaves her blind, fifteen-year-old Emma, one of seven children, eagerly starts high school as a sophomore, and finds that nearly everything has changed--sometimes for the better.
“For a real insider’s look at life in modern China, readers should turn to Rachel DeWoskin.”―Sophie Beach, The Economist Determined to broaden her cultural horizons and live a “fiery” life, twenty-one-year-old Rachel DeWoskin hops on a plane to Beijing to work for an American PR firm based in the busy capital. Before she knows it, she is not just exploring Chinese culture but also creating it as the sexy, aggressive, fearless Jiexi, the starring femme fatale in a wildly successful Chinese soap opera. Experiencing the cultural clashes in real life while performing a fictional version onscreen, DeWoskin forms a group of friends with whom she witnesses the vast changes sweeping through China as the country pursues the new maxim, “to get rich is glorious.” In only a few years, China’s capital is transformed. With “considerable cultural and linguistic resources” ( The New Yorker ), DeWoskin captures Beijing at this pivotal juncture in her “intelligent, funny memoir” ( People ), and “readers will feel lucky to have sharp-eyed, yet sisterly, DeWoskin sitting in the driver’s seat”( Elle ).
Teenager haben es schwer. Man soll erwachsen werden und wird behandelt wie ein Kind. Man will sein wie die anderen und trotzdem irgendwie auffallen. Vor allem will man jedoch eins, nämlich dazugehören. Nur, wie soll das gehen, wenn man aussieht, als sei man 'aus einer Puppenstube entführt' worden, fragt sich Judy. Besonders, wenn sie Kyle, dem coolsten Typ ihrer Schule, über den Weg läuft. Dann geschieht ein Wunder – Kyle interessiert sich für sie, er mag ihren Witz, er mag sie. Judy kann es nicht fassen: der Schwarm aller Mädchen und sie, eine Zwergin? Und natürlich geht die Sache gründlich schief … 'Amüsant und hypnotisierend… Auch in dieser zeitgenössischen Version des ›Zauberers von Oz‹ oder ›Alice im Wunderland‹ sind die Erfahrungen der Heldin mit ihrer Adoleszenz wahnsinnig komisch und wahnsinnig erschreckend und eigentlich durchweg surrealistisch.' Time Out, New York
