Sharon G. (mustangsharon) reviewed on 10/17/2017 + 84 more book reviews

We read so many books in my book club about the Civil War and slavery and this is the first one to deal with the subject of racism in the Pacific NW and the Chinese immigrants. It is a beautiful love story about a young Chinese girl who is saved by her father by being thrown overboard. She ends up being saved by the man who will be not only her savior but love of her life. Although her life is not easy it is her life and she makes the best of it. How do we know about her life? She left a gift to be found later. The gift is not found by her intended recipient but decades later. This is the second story, how the finder of this clue into Mae's life unravels the clues to discover what life was really like for the Chinese. I must admit, I enjoyed the parts about Mae's life more so than the parts in modern time. I would have been happy had the entire book been about Mae but then there would not have been the drama of discovery.

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