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Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen

Bad Bad Girl

A Novel

by Gish Jen
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  • First Published:
  • Oct 21, 2025, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Sep 2026, 352 pages
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Bad, Bad Girl is a piercing novel tracing a mother-daughter bond across generations. Jen fictionalizes her mother’s journey from rebellious youth in Shanghai in the 1920’s to immigrant life in America. It is layered with her own coming of age story. Both funny and heartbreakingly honest, it explores tradition, love and defiance.
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