![]() ![]() ![]() Tiger Daughter shows the way a child who has no power or agency can still be as strong as a tiger and use that strength to change not only her life, but those of the people she loves.Īuthor Rebecca Lim does not shy away from tough topics: death, domestic violence and racism are all tackled in a refreshingly honest yet sensitive manner. Her parents have failed to achieve the better life they dreamed of when they migrated from China, but Wen knows that one day, she will escape her life ruled by fear, and be free. “Outside the house”, Wen Zhou seems like any other thirteen-year-old Australian, but none of her teachers or classmates know that “inside the house” she and her mother must obey the strict rules set by her father to avoid becoming the targets of his ever-threatening rage. With me in the middle, caught in the heavy gravity, slowly tearing apart.” “There is outside the house and inside the house, … they are two spheres that must never meet, orbiting politely at a distance. Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim (Allen & Unwin) ![]()
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