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Concubine's Children

by Denise Chong

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Publisher Comments:

Chong tells the story of her grandmother, brought from China as a young concubine by a sojourner to the New World, of the man's wife and children left behind, and of the author's incredible discovery of those children six decades later. "Beautiful, haunting, and wise".--New York Times Book Review. Photos.

Synopsis:

"Carefully balancing cool observation and compassion, Chong writes extraordinary history and gives voice to the Chinese immigrant experience."—ALA Booklist.
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About the Author

Denise Chong is the author of The Concubine's Children (Viking and Penguin), a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. She is the editor of The Penguin Anthology of Stories by Canadian Women and lives in Ottawa, Ontario, with her husband and two children.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140254273
Author:
Chong, Denise
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Canada
Subject:
Chinese
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Autobiography
Subject:
Foreign countries
Subject:
Canada - General
Subject:
Chinese -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Biography.
Subject:
Chan, Sam
Subject:
Chinese - British Columbia - Vancouver -
Subject:
Biography-Historical
Copyright:
1995
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
19960101
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
7.74x5.09x.58 in. .46 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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