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Watercress Audiobook
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Read By: Sunny Lu
Publisher: Weston Woods
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0.17 hours at 1.5x Speed
0.13 hours at 2.0x Speed
Release Date: April 2022
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
ISBN: 9781338835458
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Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
4
Longest Chapter Length:
07:43
minutes
Shortest Chapter Length:
01:54
minutes
Average Chapter Length:
04:46
minutes
Audiobooks by this Author:
3
Publisher Description
A story about the power of sharing memories—including the painful ones—and the way our heritage stays with and shapes us, even when we don’t see it.
While driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can. At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else? But when her mother shares a bittersweet story of her family history in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged—and the memories left behind in pursuit of a new life.Together, they make a new memory of watercress.Author Andrea Wang calls this moving, autobiographical story “both an apology and a love letter to my parents.” It’s a bittersweet, delicate look at how sharing the difficult parts of our histories can create powerful new moments of family history, and help connect us to our roots.Download and start listening now!
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