Gail Tsukiyama
Gail Tsukiyama is the bestselling author of ?ve previous novels, including Women of the Silk and The Samurai's Garden, as well as the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. She divides her time between El Cerrito and Napa Valley,...
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Gail Tsukiyama is the bestselling author of ?ve previous novels, including Women of the Silk and The Samurai's Garden, as well as the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. She divides her time between El Cerrito and Napa Valley, California.
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When 20-year-old artist Stephen is sent from Hong Kong to his father's family home in Tarumi, Japan, to recover from tuberculosis, he finds a lot more than he expected. The Japanese have just invaded China, and the radio is telling people that the Chinese are evil ... so in town he is viewed with su...
There’s a lot going on in this novel. A young man is sick with tuberculosis, sent to a remote seaside village to recover (or die, though no one mentions that possibility). He’s a would-be artist, experimenting with expression in painting. The life of the family he left behind turns out to be less se...
A Hundred Flowers: A Novel - Gail Tsukiyama I am a huge fan of Gail Tsukiyama's previous works, so I was very excited to see something new from her. Unfortunately, this one didn't quite live up to my expectations. The story is told from five different viewpoints. While this can be a useful tool, ...
Audiobook is narrated by Simon Vance. I bet if I read it it would get three stars. I gave The Samurai's Garden three stars. How many would I give "A Hundred Flowers" if I listened to it with Simon Vance? I might test this!
The opening pages of this book are enough to hold you in its powerful grip since the atmosphere of Mao's china emanates from them, making it impossible for you not to turn to the next page and read on. The novel takes place during the time of Mao Zedung. The Lee family has lived through the brutal r...
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