Isbn: 9781838905545 - cherries on a pomegranate tree (18 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: New. In one-child China, when a mother runs from home because of her illegal pregnancy, it's Kong Fanhua's problem.She's the only female village chief in Xiushui County, and her day-to-day tasks range from the mundane to the near-impossible: tracking down this runaway who left her twins behind, keeping rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay while trying to convince some rich American to invest in the local paper plant. Not to mention looking after her own farm and family. After all, the crops aren't going to plant themselves.While the incompetent men in local government fail to get much done, Fanhua picks up the slack. But when higher-ups start investigating her hometown's birth quotas just as she's up for re-election, the squeeze is on. Can she keep all the plates spinning? Or will she resort to villainous tactics to preserve the peace? And why won't her lazy husband shut up about camels.…

Paperback. Condición: New. In one-child China, when a mother runs from home because of her illegal pregnancy, it's Kong Fanhua's problem.She's the only female village chief in Xiushui County, and her day-to-day tasks range from the mundane to the near-impossible: tracking down this runaway who left her twins behind, keeping rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay while trying to convince some rich American to invest in the local paper plant. Not to mention looking after her own farm and family. After all, the crops aren't going to plant themselves.While the incompetent men in local government fail to get much done, Fanhua picks up the slack. But when higher-ups start investigating her hometown's birth quotas just as she's up for re-election, the squeeze is on. Can she keep all the plates spinning? Or will she resort to villainous tactics to preserve the peace? And why won't her lazy husband shut up about camels.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In one-child China, when a mother runs from home because of her illegal pregnancy, its Kong Fanhuas problem.Shes the only female village chief in Xiushui County, and her day-to-day tasks range from the mundane to the near-impossible: tracking down this runaway who left her twins behind, keeping rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay while trying to convince some rich American to invest in the local paper plant. Not to mention looking after her own farm and family. After all, the crops arent going to plant themselves.While the incompetent men in local government fail to get much done, Fanhua picks up the slack. But when higher-ups start investigating her hometowns birth quotas just as shes up for re-election, the squeeze is on. Can she keep all the plates spinning? Or will she resort to villainous tactics to preserve the peace? And why wont her lazy husband shut up about camels? As the only female village chief in the province, the pressure to succeed politically and personally on Kong Fanhua is enormous. Amid a crackdown on the controversial one-child policy, a pregnant runaway triggers a series of bizarre and seemingly intractable problems for Fanhua to solve involving ghosts, camels, Americans and more. 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. In one-child China, when a mother runs from home because of her illegal pregnancy, its Kong Fanhuas problem.Shes the only female village chief in Xiushui County, and her day-to-day tasks range from the mundane to the near-impossible: tracking down this runaway who left her twins behind, keeping rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay while trying to convince some rich American to invest in the local paper plant. Not to mention looking after her own farm and family. After all, the crops arent going to plant themselves.While the incompetent men in local government fail to get much done, Fanhua picks up the slack. But when higher-ups start investigating her hometowns birth quotas just as shes up for re-election, the squeeze is on. Can she keep all the plates spinning? Or will she resort to villainous tactics to preserve the peace? And why wont her lazy husband shut up about camels? As the only female village chief in the province, the pressure to succeed politically and personally on Kong Fanhua is enormous. Amid a crackdown on the controversial one-child policy, a pregnant runaway triggers a series of bizarre and seemingly intractable problems for Fanhua to solve involving ghosts, camels, Americans and more. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. In one-child China, when a mother runs from home because of her illegal pregnancy, it's Kong Fanhua's problem.She's the only female village chief in Xiushui County, and her day-to-day tasks range from the mundane to the near-impossible: tracking down this runaway who left her twins behind, keeping rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay while trying to convince some rich American to invest in the local paper plant. Not to mention looking after her own farm and family. After all, the crops aren't going to plant themselves.While the incompetent men in local government fail to get much done, Fanhua picks up the slack. But when higher-ups start investigating her hometown's birth quotas just as she's up for re-election, the squeeze is on. Can she keep all the plates spinning? Or will she resort to villainous tactics to preserve the peace? And why won't her lazy husband shut up about camels.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. In one-child China, when a mother runs from home because of her illegal pregnancy, it's Kong Fanhua's problem.She's the only female village chief in Xiushui County, and her day-to-day tasks range from the mundane to the near-impossible: tracking down this runaway who left her twins behind, keeping rumours of a vengeful ghost at bay while trying to convince some rich American to invest in the local paper plant. Not to mention looking after her own farm and family. After all, the crops aren't going to plant themselves.While the incompetent men in local government fail to get much done, Fanhua picks up the slack. But when higher-ups start investigating her hometown's birth quotas just as she's up for re-election, the squeeze is on. Can she keep all the plates spinning? Or will she resort to villainous tactics to preserve the peace? And why won't her lazy husband shut up about camels.…

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