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Rachel DeWoskin

    Rachel DeWoskinová se ve své tvorbě zaměřuje na střet kultur a osobní identity. Její psaní často zkoumá složitost mezilidských vztahů a hledání vlastního místa ve světě. Styl autorky je pronikavý a introspektivní, což čtenářům umožňuje hluboce se ponořit do prožívaného světa postav. DeWoskinová přináší jedinečný pohled na témata odcizení a sounáležitosti.

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

      Someday We Will Fly

      • 368 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
      4,2(10)Ohodnotit

      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 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      3,5(2137)Ohodnotit

      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 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení
      3,0(26)Ohodnotit

      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 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      3,5(1028)Ohodnotit

      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