The Modern Classics The Concubines Children

Author : Denise Chong
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143192094
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Modern Classics: The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 0 pages. 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.

Author : Denise Chong
Publisher : Penguin Canada
ISBN 13 : 0143193309
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Modern Classics: The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 256 pages. 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.

Author : Denise Chong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Carol Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178669980X
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine's Child written by Carol Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 360 pages. 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'.

Author : Denise Chong
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780140255140
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Carefully balancing cool observation and compassion, Chong writes extraordinary history and gives voice to the Chinese immigrant experience."--ALA Booklist.

Author : Frances Hodgson Burnett
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1844569861
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children's Classics and Modern Classics: A Little Princess written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-04-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sara Crewe, the seven-year-old daughter of a rich and loving father, arrives at her new school in London from India, she is nicknamed the Little Princess by her classmates. She has all the comfort and fine things she could want, but she also reveals a kind and loving heart, a lively mind and a rich imagination. When her father dies, bankrupt, Sara is suddenly reduced to a life of poverty and is forced to live in a cold, damp attic, with only her dreams to support her. But will they be enough?

Author : Louisa May Alcott
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1331 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Women (includes Good Wives) + Little Men + Jo's Boys (3 Unabridged Classics with over 200 original illustrations) written by Louisa May Alcott and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 1331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "Little Women (includes Good Wives) + Little Men + Jo's Boys (3 Unabridged Classics with over 200 original illustrations)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This ebook contains 3 unabridged classic books with over 200 original illustrations by Frank T. Merrill and Reginald B. Birch in one ebook. Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Little Women and Good Wives, published in 1868 and 1869 respectively, is a story following the four March sisters and their friend Theodore "Laurie" Lawrence in Massachusetts in the 1800's. The four girls each exhibit individual flaws and much of the plot is concerned with their journey to correct themselves, always supporting each other in the end despite their numerous squabbles. Margaret "Meg" March is the eldest sister and at the beginning of the tale is very preoccupied with materialistic possessions, Josephine "Jo" March is a tomboy with a fiery temper, Elizabeth "Beth" March is shy and gentle and Amy, being the youngest March sister, is spoilt and therefore prone to temper tantrums. Little Women follows the sisters for about a year, but Good Wives skips forward in time regularly so that by the end they are all of adult age. Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1871. Little Men follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place. Jo's Boys was first published in 1886. The novel is the final book in the unofficial Little Women series. In it, Jo's "children," now grown, are caught up in real world troubles.

Author : Denise Chong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780143056195
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concubine's Children written by Denise Chong and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 301 pages. 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.

Author : Louisa May Alcott
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8726587475
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Wives written by Louisa May Alcott and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After "Little Women's" immediate commercial and critical success readers demanded to know more about Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. In "Good Wives", Louisa May Alcott follows the dinamic life of the beloved March sisters and their further character development. The novel together with its sequels "Little Men", and "Jo's Boys", has been one of the most widely read in the world. It has inspired numerous adaptations including a 2019 movie starring Emma Watson with six Academy Award nominations. Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet.Having grown up in poverty, May Alcott was a passionate advocate for women's rights and abolitionist. She is best known as the author of the March Family Series: "Little Women", "Good Wives", "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys". The story of the March sisters has inspired numerous adaptations including a 2019 movie starring Emma Watson with six Academy Award nominations.

Author : John Duncan Martin Derrett
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004054240
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essays in Classical and Modern Hindu Law written by John Duncan Martin Derrett and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1977 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: