Frances' whole life has been mapped out for her. She needs to get good grades, go to Berkeley and become a doctor so she can help out her mother. Frances doesn't question her path until she ends up in a speech class and finds that she's a natural at debate and public speaking. She knows she should drop the class but finds she doesn't want to. She ends up hiding this from her mother who considers speech 'fluff'. Along the way Frances starts to question what she wants out of life even if that disrupts her mother's ambitions for her. Bitter Melon is an incredible tale that is sure to inspire readers.
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Oh this sounds like a great read. So many kids have their paths mapped out for them and never complain. I just always wondered why a person can't just have it all? Why does anyone have to chose just one thing to do with their lives?
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