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New Year's Eve

December 31, 2022

It is new year's eve. Here has been raining steadily since last night, giving a feeling of laziness; a perfect time to oversleep, watch a movie or read a book. I am ready to send 2022 away happily and openheartedly; welcome 2023; let it spark!‍

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Seattle Book Review

November 22, 2022

Invisible Orphans chronicles the years of one woman’s life and her experiences. From being a kindergarten teacher to learning about farming to understanding mental illness, Vivi must navigate her life through the most challenging of events. Growing up in Macau,...

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Portland Book Review

November 21, 2022

Invisible Orphan starts with a visit to Hainan in China. The main character, an independent young woman living in Hong Kong and Macau, wants to visit the Chinese mainland to see if it is as unique as her second-grade geography teacher had told her...

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San Francisco Book Review

November 20, 2022

A cross-cultural coming-of-age story that tackles the weighty issues of depression and suicide in an unflinching manner, Jade Moon Le’s Invisible Orphans is a powerful recounting of “a love story evolved by serendipity with a twist of fate.” ...

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Manhattan Book Review

November 18, 2022

Invisible Orphans by Jade Moon Le had me in tears over the harrowing story of Vivi. A young kindergarten teacher from Hong Kong, Vivi is vibrant, intelligent, and reserved. The story tells the beautiful tale of Vivi’s life,...

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Your words

October 29, 2022

Have you ever been inspired by someone's expression? I certainly have. Reading a quote gave me the idea of creating a web page on jademoonle.com to discover genuine thoughts. Interested? Here is your place to express in The sentence a Day...

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The Dude

October 23, 2022

I hardly considered myself a tourist in London. It just happened that I had lunch with a middle school classmate in front of the River Thames then I decided to take a stroll across the London Bridge. Once I walked on the south bank, I realized I was in the heart of a tourist center...

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One Lost and One Found

October 9, 2022

Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Latin Quarter were the neighborhoods I loved to wander. I was looking for a bookstore that existed in my memory along Saint-Germain-des-Prés. From one avenue turned into a narrow alley with gigantic buildings on both sides, then a curve and...

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The Sunken Forest

October 6, 2022

I had dinner with Robert Barber Anderson (The recipient of a First Place Award for Global Thrillers - The Sunken Forest) at his cozy home in Moëlan-sur-Mer. We did not talk about writing. Instead, we talked about Costa Rica’s endangered species and rainforest conservation...

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Benoite Groult

October 3, 2022

I had lunch at Port De Doëlan, facing the inlet in the direction of the Atlantic Ocean. A serene little harbor shone with sun rays. A beautiful stone house stood out among others with an elegant stairway descending to the water...

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