The Girl from Purple Mountain
Love, Honor, War, and One Family's Journey from China to America
Nonfiction, History, Asian, China, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | May-lee Chai, Winberg Chai | ISBN: | 9781466803022 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press | Publication: | November 19, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Thomas Dunne Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | May-lee Chai, Winberg Chai |
| ISBN: | 9781466803022 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press |
| Publication: | November 19, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Thomas Dunne Books |
| Language: | English |
A true story of love, betrayal, and healing, The Girl from Purple Mountain begins with a mystery: The Chai family matriarch, Ruth Mei-en Tsao Chai, dies unexpectedly and her grieving husband discovers that she had secretly arranged to be buried alone-rather than in the shared plots they had purchased together years ago. In this extraordinary and moving family epic set against the shifting tides of twentieth-century China, Ruth's first-born son, Winberg, and his daughter, May-lee, explore family history to reconstruct her life as they seek to understand her fateful decision.
A true story of love, betrayal, and healing, The Girl from Purple Mountain begins with a mystery: The Chai family matriarch, Ruth Mei-en Tsao Chai, dies unexpectedly and her grieving husband discovers that she had secretly arranged to be buried alone-rather than in the shared plots they had purchased together years ago. In this extraordinary and moving family epic set against the shifting tides of twentieth-century China, Ruth's first-born son, Winberg, and his daughter, May-lee, explore family history to reconstruct her life as they seek to understand her fateful decision.
