The Moon Goddess's Smile

<p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>1st Prize Winner 2026 competition of National League of American Pen Women</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)></span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Secrets scars and stories</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>a fascinating historical novel of cultural significance.</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </strong><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>-<em> </em>Starred Revie<em>w Independent Book Review</em></strong></p><p class=ql-align-center>A distinctive voice...striking sensory quality. <strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Our Verdict: Get it!</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>-<em> Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>A biomedical researcher returns to China to transfer her late grandmother's apartment to her male cousin so he can marry. However a simple legal task to save her dwindling clan becomes a bureaucratic nightmare and her interracial marriage in Boston begins to unravel. While she struggles to regain equilibrium between two clashing cultures her homebound journey evolves into a midlife self-discovery.</p><p></p><p>The story portrays a resilient Chinese family that has survived a tumultuous century. Ultimately finding one's identity during a crisis celebrates the human potential of reaching enlightenment under all circumstances.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Zoom Back</span></p>