Phoenix Girl: A Memoir - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781956697339

About this item

by Michelle Yang (Author)

After Michelle emigrates to the U.S. from the tight-knit ethnic Chinese enclave in Incheon, South Korea, she must adapt quickly to survive. With a dominant, impulsive father in charge-who protects the family from everyone but himself-and a mother who never finds her power, Michelle craves safety and security.

Like tumbleweeds, Michelle and her family bump across the country in a Ford Dixie van before settling in Phoenix, Arizona. Working at their family-owned Chinese takeout restaurant by age 12, Michelle drowns in pressures beyond her age.

Ultimately, Michelle finds love, not only the romantic kind, but an enduring self-love, which allows her to heal, to never give up, and to thrive while successfully managing what later becomes a bipolar 1 diagnosis.

Number of Pages: 324

Dimensions: 0.73 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

Publication Date: April 23, 2025

$30.32

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