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The Concubine's Children
The Concubine's Children
Author: Denise Chong
"An utterly absorbing tale of life lived, spiritually speaking, astride the globe...A meticulously researched social and political history, The Concubine's Children is, above all, a moving portrait of a people for whom the ethos of family and home was so deeply ingrained that entire lifetimes were sacrificed to it." The Globe and M...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140255140
ISBN-10: 0140255141
Publication Date: 4/2/1996
Pages: 292
Rating:
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3 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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nescioquis avatar reviewed The Concubine's Children on
Helpful Score: 1
A portrait of a family living on two sides of the globe. Chan Sam, a Chinese peasant moves to the New World leaving his "at-home" wife to raise their son and the concubine's two Canadian-born children. May-ying is the concubine who supports Chan Sam, his family in China, and their third daughter, Hing, the author's mother.
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Helpful Score: 1
Good social information, but not as interesting as it might have been.
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Excellently written. The story of a Chinese family split between Canada and China. Very moving. Written in the style of a novel. Very smooth.
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