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The Girl from Purple Mountain
Love, Honor, War, and One Family's Journey from China to America
Author: May-lee Chai and Winberg Chai
The Girl from Purple Mountain
$11.99
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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.
Imprint Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN
9781466803022
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“A multilayered memoir that successfully weaves historical detail with familial emotions of different generations.” —Kirkus Reviews