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First published in 1934, Border Town brings to life the story of Cuicui, a young country girl coming of age during a time of national turmoil. Like any teenager, Cuicui dreams of romance and finding true love. She's spellbound by the local custom of nighttime serenades, and she is deftly pursued by two eligible brothers. But Cuicui is also haunted by the imminent death of her grandfather, a poor and honorable ferryman who is her only family. As she...
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"In this debut collection, Mary Yukari Waters, a Japanese-American writer, opens a window onto a foreign culture as she reveals the universal humanity of her characters. These stories explore Japanese society caught between the long shadow of World War II and the rapid advance of Westernization. The women and children who inhabit these tales have lost husbands and fathers in the war and now face a world dramatically altered by Western influence."...
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"In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old."Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations--those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square. At the center of this epic story are two young women,...
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