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The Original Daughter

by Jemimah Wei

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Reception

Mostly positive. 6 of 6 critics were positive or better.

Rave 2 · Positive 4 · Mixed 0 · Pan 0

  • “Lays bare the claustrophobia of familial love, the ache of unfulfilled dreams and the costs of repressed emotion”

    The New York Times Book Review · Oyinkan Braithwaite · Rave

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  • “Expertly paced and moving”

    Booklist · Poornima Apte · Rave

  • “Wei captures the thrill of emigrating, of becoming one’s own person beyond daughter and sister”

    Asian Review of Books · Thảo Tô · Positive

All 6 reviews on Book Marks

  1. 2026
    Dublin Literary Award
    Longlist

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Catalogue record

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Publisher
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
ISBN
978-1-3996-2559-3
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Publisher
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
ISBN
  • 978-1-3996-2559-3
Author
Wei, Jemimah
Statement
The Original Daughter / Jemimah Wei.
Records
Open Library

Subjects

  • 2020s

Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026