Today’s free book is a brand new trade paperback. Published in 2007, 219 pages. Here’s the synopsis from B&N–
With a deceptively simple yet graceful style, and in the tradition of Lara Vapnyar, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Gish Jen, Frances Hwang captures the thousand minor battles waged in the homes of immigrants—struggles to preserve timehonored traditions or break free of them, to maintain authority or challenge it, and to take advantage of modern excesses without diluting one’s ethnic identity.
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Open internationally. Winner will be picked on October 11th.

Sounds like a great read. I’d love to win it!
Sounds like the kind of book I would enjoy, thanks for the chance to win!
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I love immigrant stories, so I’d love to be entered! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Oh my, this does look like an interesting book. The author is new to me so off to Amazon I go to learn more. Thanks for the entry!
Great giveaway! Fits right in to my year of reading foreign authors.
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Sounds very good!
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Sounds great and if you say like Jhumpa Lahiri please count me in. Thanks for making it open to all.
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Sounds like a very interesting book. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Stories of immigrants, by immigrants, are so compelling. Sign me up!
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Oh, great giveaway!
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Thank you!
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Oh, and another one!
You’re great, really!
And I will say again, great cover and great synopsis!
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Oh, this one seems even better!
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I’ve read Jhumpa Lahiri, and she is great.
If Hwang is that good, than this is the book I have to be reading!
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Good luck and best wishes to everyone!
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So many nice books!
I say again, your giveaways are brilliant!
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Never heard of this author.
Too bad, I’m sure I’ve been loosing a great read!
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Another beautiful book!
Now I will be wondering what the surprise for today is!
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See you soon!
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Nice book!
Best wishes!
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