Los Angeles is the setting for Jean Chen Ho’s Fiona and Jane, stories about Asian migrants coming of age that’s centred on the two women of the book’s title. Photo: AFP
Review |
Asian-American coming-of-age tale set in LA, Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho, focuses on lives fiction often neglects, but is uneven
- Shifting versions of the two women of the book’s title, Taiwanese-American and childhood best friends, unfold within its 10 interrelated stories
- Jean Chen Ho has produced a searching examination of fractured lives that is both captivating and unfulfilling, its themes rich but characterisation lacking
Los Angeles is the setting for Jean Chen Ho’s Fiona and Jane, stories about Asian migrants coming of age that’s centred on the two women of the book’s title. Photo: AFP
