The Girl from Purple Mountain Love, Honor, War, and One Family's Journey from China to America |
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| Author:
| Chai, May-Lee
Chai, Winberg |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4668-0302-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press
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| Imprint: | Thomas Dunne Books |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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A true story of love, betrayal, and healing, The Girl from Purple Mountain begins with a mystery: The Chai family matriarch, Ruth Mei-en Tsao Chai, dies unexpectedly and her grieving husband discovers that she had secretly arranged to be buried alone-rather than in the shared plots they had purchased together years ago. In this extraordinary and moving family epic set against the shifting tides of twentieth-century China, Ruth's first-born son, Winberg, and his daughter,...
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A true story of love, betrayal, and healing, The Girl from Purple Mountain begins with a mystery: The Chai family matriarch, Ruth Mei-en Tsao Chai, dies unexpectedly and her grieving husband discovers that she had secretly arranged to be buried alone-rather than in the shared plots they had purchased together years ago. In this extraordinary and moving family epic set against the shifting tides of twentieth-century China, Ruth's first-born son, Winberg, and his daughter, May-lee, explore family history to reconstruct her life as they seek to understand her fateful decision.