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Miss Chopsticks
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Miss Chopsticks

Translation
Esther Tyldesley
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
2008
first published
English
language
2
edition in English
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pages

Sisters Three, Five and Six don't have much education, but they know two things for certain: their mother is a failure because she hasn't produced a son, and they only merit a number as a name. Women, their father tells them, are like chopsticks: utilitarian and easily broken. But when they leave their home in the countryside to seek their fortune in the big city, their eyes are suddenly and shockingly opened. Together they find jobs, make new friends, and learn more than a few lessons about life...

Editions

2 editions · sort: newest
Miss ChopsticksMiss ChopsticksVintage Digitaltrans. Esther Tyldesley978-14-0706-574-897814070657482010-03-30English (United Kingdom)—E-book
Miss ChopsticksMiss ChopsticksVintage978-00-9950-153-497800995015342008-07-03English (United Kingdom)272Softcover

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