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Rachel DeWoskin

    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.

    Big Girl Small
    Blind
    Foreign Babes in Beijing
    Someday We Will Fly
    • 2019

      Someday We Will Fly

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.2(10)Add rating

      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.

      Someday We Will Fly
    • 2014

      Blind

      • 394 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      3.5(2137)Add rating

      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.

      Blind
    • 2011

      Big Girl Small

      • 306 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.0(26)Add rating

      Judy Lohden, a talented sixteen-year-old singer with an extraordinary voice, grapples with the challenges of being three feet nine inches tall and the fallout from a scandal that forces her into hiding. Set against the backdrop of the prestigious Darcy Arts Academy, the story blends humor with depth as it explores themes of ambition, self-acceptance, and the stark contrast between dreams and reality. Big Girl Small delivers a poignant yet comedic look at the struggles of an unconventional teen striving for recognition.

      Big Girl Small
    • 2005

      Foreign Babes in Beijing

      Behind the Scenes of a New China

      • 332 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.5(1028)Add rating

      Traces the author's decision to broaden her cultural horizons by working as a Beijing consultant for an American PR firm in China for five years, a period during which she starred in a popular Chinese-western soap opera, experienced a cross-cultural private life, and witnessed numerous changes throughout the country. 30,000 first printing.

      Foreign Babes in Beijing