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The Concubine's Children

2014-08-19 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2014-08-19
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 309/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Concubine's Children by : Denise Chong

Download or read book The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong. This book was released on 2014-08-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Concubine’s Children is the story of a family cleaved in two for the sake of a father’s dream. There’s Chan Sam, who left an "at home" wife in China to earn a living in "Gold Mountain"—North America. There’s May-ying, the wilful, seventeen-year-old concubine he bought, sight unseen, who labored in tea houses of west coast Chinatowns to support the family he would have in Canada, and the one he had in China. It was the concubine’s third daughter, the author’s mother, who unlocked the past for her daughter, whose curiosity about some old photographs ultimately reunited a family divided for most of the last century.

The Concubine's Child

2018-04-01 Fiction
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Release : 2018-04-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 80X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Concubine's Child by : Carol Jones

Download or read book The Concubine's Child written by Carol Jones. This book was released on 2018-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative, multi-generational tale of a family haunted by the death of a young concubine. For fans of Dinah Jefferies and Amy Tan. In 1930s Malaya a sixteen-year-old girl, dreaming of marriage to her sweetheart, is sold as a concubine to a rich old man desperate for an heir. Trapped, and bullied by his spiteful wife, Yu Lan plans to escape with her baby son, despite knowing that they will pursue her to the ends of the earth. Four generations later, her great-grandson, Nick, will return to Malaysia, looking for the truth behind the facade of a house cursed by the unhappy past. Nothing can prepare him for what he will find. This exquisitely rich novel brings to life a vanished world – a world of abandoned ghost houses, inquisitive monkeys, smoky temples and a panoply of gods and demons. A world where a poor girl can be sold to fulfil a rich man's dream. But though he can buy her body, he can never capture her soul, nor quench her spirit. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 'Compelling, atmospheric and emotional' 'Well-written, compelling... A tale of duty, treachery, misery and superstition' 'Wonderfully drawn characters, searing emotion, powerful intensity and nail-biting drama'.

The Concubine's Child

2019-01-10 Fiction
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Release : 2019-01-10
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 834/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Concubine's Child by : Carol Jones

Download or read book The Concubine's Child written by Carol Jones. This book was released on 2019-01-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative, multi-generational tale of a family haunted by the death of a young concubine in 1930s Malaysia.

The Modern Classics: The Concubine's Children

2014-08-19 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2014-08-19
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 094/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Modern Classics: The Concubine's Children by : Denise Chong

Download or read book The Modern Classics: The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong. This book was released on 2014-08-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Concubine's Children is the story of a family cleaved in two for the sake of a father’s dream. In 1913, Chan Sam left an “at home” wife in China to earn a living in “Gold Mountain.” Eleven years later, May-ying, the wilful, seventeen-year-old concubine he bought, sight unseen, travels to join him where she labors in tea houses of west coast Chinatowns to support the family in Canada, and the one in China. It was the concubine’s third daughter, the author’s mother, who unlocked the past for her daughter whose curiosity about some old photographs ultimately reunited a family divided for most of the last century. Heartfelt and beautifully written, The Concubine's Children is an inspiring story of the sacrifice that tore a family apart and the love that bound them back together.

The Concubine's Children

2006 China
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Release : 2006
Genre : China
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Book Rating : 195/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Concubine's Children by : Denise Chong

Download or read book The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Finalist for the 1994 Governor General's Award" "The Concubine's Children" is the story of a family cleaved in two for the sake of a father's dream. There's Chan Sam, who left an "at home" wife in China to earn a living in "Gold Mountain"--North America. There's May-ying, the wilful, seventeen-year-old concubine he bought, sight unseen, who labored in tea houses of west coast Chinatowns to support the family he would have in Canada, and the one he had in China. It was the concubine's third daughter, the author's mother, who unlocked the past for her daughter, whose curiosity about some old photographs ultimately reunited a family divided for most of the last century.

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