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Once Removed by Mako Yoshikawa [in AsianWeek]

Once RemovedIn alternating voices, this lyrical novel captures the relationship between two stepsisters – one a Japanese American, the other a blond Jewish-Catholic – who are so different and yet so alike, proving that some of the deepest family bonds are not defined by blood.

Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, June 27, 2009

Readers: Adult

Published: 2003

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