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The Jade Peony
- Narrated by: Sean Sonier, Sharon Lambert
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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The Jade Peony
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Publisher's Summary
Chinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and '40s provides the setting for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid and intense reminiscences of the three younger children of an immigrant family. They each experience a very different childhood, depending on age and sex, as they encounter the complexities of birth and death, love and hate, kinship and otherness. Mingling with the realities of Canada and the horror of war are the magic, ghosts, paper uncles and family secrets of Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family.
Wayson Choy's Chinatown is a community of unforgettable individuals who are "neither this nor that," neither entirely Canadian nor Chinese. But with each other's help, they survive hardship and heartbreak with grit and humor.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- 2021-08-10
powerful
immediately drawn in to life and times
beautiful writing nuanced characters
left wanting to know more and more and more
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Elska
- 2022-05-18
Great Canadian Novel
This is one of, if not THE, most touching, gripping, and telling stories of the 20th century.
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