![]() ![]() Racism, misogyny, financial and domestic abuse, and cultural diversity are all examined through fourteen-year-old Wen’s unique eyes. But the complexity and depth of issues this story grapples with are astounding. On the surface Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim seems like a simple domestic story set in Australia from the point of view of a Chinese/Australian girl. But when tragedy strikes Henry’s family, Wen will need to find the strength to help them both. He convinces Wen to sit for an exam at a selective high school so they might both change their stars. Her friend at school Henry Xiao also faces similar circumstances, but he has a plan. Wen sees her Mum as dutiful, hard-working and resourceful, but ultimately helpless, and Wen dreads a similar life. Her father is bitter about working long hours at a restaurant even though he has a medical degree and takes his frustrations and fears out on his wife and daughter. ![]() The only child of Chinese immigrants and a girl, her world feels extremely small. That my life won’t even start, and that I’ll be stuck like this forever.įourteen-year-old Wen Zhou feels trapped. What I feel most days is that nothing is ever going to change. ![]()
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