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The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei

The Original Daughter

A Novel

by Jemimah Wei

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  • May 2025, 368 pages
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  • Stephanie K. (Glendale, AZ)
    Origins in the Original Daughter
    The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei is a chronicle of a "first" child who has trouble reconciling with the second one, another daughter. Many will be able to identify with being the "original" (elder) child in the family until a usurper for the parents'/grandparents' affections comes along. In this novel, I appreciated the raw honesty of feelings between the Singaporean sisters.

    Their uncertainties and jealousies provide the drama and impetus for the story as they each struggle in their own way to cope and succeed. Those readers with either a younger or older sister will both laugh and cry over the broad range of emotion displayed between the two girls. As with most families, the hurts and differences they have only expand, rather than contract, as they grow older.

    I liked that the author didn't try to hide or diminish the bad feelings between the sisters but brought them forward such that we nod our heads in recognition. This is certainly a universal tale in that we all move toward our siblings and then away, uneasy with both complete hatred or total love.
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