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Book Review of American Woman

American Woman
American Woman
Author: Susan Choi
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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On the lam for act of violence against the American Government, twenty-five year old Jenny Shimada agrees to care for three younger fugitives whom a shadowy figure from her former radical life has spirited out of Calf. One of them, the kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy newspaper magnate in San Francisco. This is a thoughtporvoking meditation on themes of race, identity, and class.
Deep but worth the read.