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The Riveter: A Novel Audiobook
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In the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe during WWII.
Vancouver, 1942. Josiah Chang arrives in the bustling city ready to make a new life for himself. The Second World War is in full swing, and Josiah, like so many Canadians, wants to prove his loyalty by serving his country. But Chinese Canadians are barred from joining the army out of fear they might expect citizenship in return. So, Josiah heads to the shipyard where he finds work as a riveter, fastening together the ribs and steel plates of Victory ships.
One night, Josiah spots Poppy singing at a navy club. Despite their different backgrounds, they fall for each other instantly, and soon Josiah is spending his nights at Poppy’s small wartime house. Their starry-eyed romance lasts until Poppy’s father comes to visit and the harsh reality of their situation is made clear. Determined to prove himself to Poppy, her parents, and the world, Josiah travels to Toronto where he’s finally given the chance to enlist. Josiah rises to the occasion, but is the world changing as fast as his dreams…
From the critically acclaimed author of We Two Alone, Jack Wang’s gorgeous debut novel explores what one man must sacrifice to belong in the only home he has ever truly known.
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“Combining horrific history with an aching love story. He intimately intertwines the worst and best of humanity as his narrative seamlessly moves back and forth between Canada and various European fronts.”
— Shelf Awareness (starred review)
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“Two captivating main characters challenged by racism and harsh circumstances. He has rendered honest, gut-wrenching scenes of training and war. Both heart-tugging and true to life. Highly recommended.”
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“Successfully combines the entertainment of an old-fashioned war story with a crystalline view of the period’s racism, offering a genuinely touching romance…and visceral scenes of training and battle.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“This novel is about more than war; it is about love and loyalty, acceptance, and clash of cultures…A compelling and emotional read.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -
“With precision and a clear tone, Feodor Chin recounts Chang’s challenges…Chin is an accomplished narrator who convincingly voices Englishmen and Southern Americans.”
— AudioFile
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About Jack Wang
Jack Wang is the author of the award-winning story collections We Two Alone and Joyland. His fiction has appeared in Brick, PRISM international, The Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, The Humber Literary Review. In 2014–15, he held the David T. K. Wong Creative Writing Fellowship at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. In 2021, he was awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Fiction from the New York Foundation for the Arts. And in 2022, he served as a writer-in-residence at Historic Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver. He holds an MFA degree from the University of Arizona and a PhD from Florida State University and is a professor in the Department of Writing at Ithaca College.
About Feodor Chin
Feodor Chin, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an actor classically trained at the American Conservatory Theater and UCLA. His acting career includes numerous credits in film, television, theater, and voice-over.