Vivian bi (22 resultados)

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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Bright Swallow: Making Choices in Mao's China: A Memoir. Book.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. When her marriage and fashion dreams collapse, Jade Lin escapes Sydney for Driftwood, where she accepts a year-long position caring for the mysterious antique shop of the late Alice Wong. Expecting solitude, Jade instead discovers an eccentric community, enigmatic Otto Pound, a loyal German Shepherd and a collection of meticulously labelled keys. Following their clues uncovers Alices extraordinary life, secrets spanning decades and continents, and a fortune others will lie for and cheat to possess. As Jade confronts dangerous rivals and her familys inherited superstitions, Alices final mystery transforms her understanding of courage, sacrifice, generosity and belonging. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. When her marriage and fashion dreams collapse, Jade Lin escapes Sydney for Driftwood, where she accepts a year-long position caring for the mysterious antique shop of the late Alice Wong. Expecting solitude, Jade instead discovers an eccentric community, enigmatic Otto Pound, a loyal German Shepherd and a collection of meticulously labelled keys. Following their clues uncovers Alices extraordinary life, secrets spanning decades and continents, and a fortune others will lie for and cheat to possess. As Jade confronts dangerous rivals and her familys inherited superstitions, Alices final mystery transforms her understanding of courage, sacrifice, generosity and belonging. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'September 1972 was a happy month for me, because my mother had lung cancer. I hate to say those words, but it's the truth.'My Chinese name - Xiyan, meaning bright swallow - was chosen by my mother with great expectations. As one of China's 'new women', she had travelled widely, dressed elegantly, and dined in fine restaurants. In the bleakness of Mao's China, she saw little opportunity for her only daughter to live such a life. Her last words to me were: 'At least I lived a life'. She could not have known how much defiance these words would stir in me.Orphaned at fifteen, I fought against cold, hunger and discrimination. Without an adult at home, I listened to vinyl records of 'bourgeois' music, read banned books and became a secret storyteller. I saved every penny for train trips to the country's natural wonders - something unheard of at that time. Sent to the countryside for re-education, I drew water from wells, collected manure from pigsties, drove a horse-drawn cart and bonded with animals. However, I never stopped looking for chances to escape the life that I had been placed in.Bright Swallow is a moving story of endurance, hope and resilience.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. large type / large print edition edition. 304 pages. 10.00x7.75x0.69 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnVivian (Xiyan) Bi migrated to Australia in 1990 and became a published writer. She has received three literature grants and a residency award from the Australia Council for the Arts. She has a PhD in literary criticism, U.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Bright Swallow | Making Choices in Mao's China: A Memoir | Vivian Bi | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2019 | Hybrid Publishers | EAN 9781925736106 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…