In her acclaimed debut novel, "Women of the Silk", Gail Tsukiyama told the moving story of Pei, brought to work in the silk house as a girl, grown into a quiet but determined young woman whose life was subject to cruel twists of fate, including the loss of her closest friend, Lin. Now we finally learn what happened to Pei as she leaves the silk house for Hong Kong in the 1930s, arriving with a young orphan, Ji Shen, in her care. Her first job ends in disgrace, but soon Pei and Ji Shen find a new life in the home of Mrs Finch, a British expatriate who welcomes them as the daughters she never had. Their new family is torn apart, however, by war and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong...
In this dramatic story of hardship and survival in the face of historic upheaval, Gail Tsukiyama brings her trademark grace and storytelling flair to paint a moving, unforgettable portrait of women fighting the forces of war and time to make a life for themselves.
Gail Tsukiyama is the author of three previous novels, "Women of the Silk" "Samurais Garden", and "Night of Many Dreams". She lives in El Cerrito, California.
ISBN:
9780312267568
Binding:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
02/12/2000
Category:
Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Imprint:
Griffin
Pages:
276 page/s
Stock:
To order
Price:
$18.99 AUD
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