Peach blossom spring /
Fu, Melissa,
Peach blossom spring / Melissa Fu. - 387 pages : map ; 21 cm
It is 1938 in China and, as a young wife, Meilin's future is bright. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four year old son, Renshu, are forced to flee their home. Relying on little but their wits and a beautifully illustrated hand scroll filled with ancient fables that offer solace and wisdom, they must travel through a ravaged country, seeking refuge. Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. Though his daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down? Yet how can Lily learn who she is if she can never know her family's story?
0316286877 9780316286879
1937-1945
Chinese--United States--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Mothers and sons--Fiction.
Fathers and daughters--Fiction.
Chinese.
Chinese Americans.
Families.
Fathers and daughters.
Mothers and sons.
China--Fiction.
Taiwan--Fiction.
United States--Fiction.
China--History--1937-1945--Fiction.
813.54 FU
Peach blossom spring / Melissa Fu. - 387 pages : map ; 21 cm
It is 1938 in China and, as a young wife, Meilin's future is bright. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four year old son, Renshu, are forced to flee their home. Relying on little but their wits and a beautifully illustrated hand scroll filled with ancient fables that offer solace and wisdom, they must travel through a ravaged country, seeking refuge. Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. Though his daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down? Yet how can Lily learn who she is if she can never know her family's story?
0316286877 9780316286879
1937-1945
Chinese--United States--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Mothers and sons--Fiction.
Fathers and daughters--Fiction.
Chinese.
Chinese Americans.
Families.
Fathers and daughters.
Mothers and sons.
China--Fiction.
Taiwan--Fiction.
United States--Fiction.
China--History--1937-1945--Fiction.
813.54 FU