false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167772720m/25994.jpg 25994 14 <P>After her husband takes a concubine, Madame Liang sets out on her own, starting an upscale restaurant and sending her daughters to America to be educated. At the restaurant, the leaders of the People's Republic wine and dine and Madame Liang must keep a low profile for her daughters' sake.</p> <P>Soon her two eldest daughters are called back to serve the People's Republic. Her oldest daughter, Grace, now a doctor, finds meaning through her work. Things are not as easy for her daughter Mercy, a musician who is not in demand in the People's Republic, nor for her new husband who she has brought back to China with her.</p> <P>Watching her two daughters grow apart and knowing that her youngest daughter will never return, Madame Liang must also face the challenges The Cultural Revolution, and how to keep herself and the restaurant, alive.</p> 1548845 1969 Three Daughters of Madame Liang (Buck, Pearl S. Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck, 4th,) total:208|5:41|4:90|3:62|2:15|1:0| 208 781 300 20 4 1 false false Wed Aug 08 04:30:33 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 04:30:33 -0700 2007
Some of her best character depictions.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Jul 08 21:00:04 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 21:21:02 -0700 2007
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This book wasn't nearly as philosophical a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 05:16:21 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 05:17:22 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 07:12:26 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 16 08:48:48 -0800 2008 I would give the second half of this book a solid four stars. The first half was rather slow and somewhat redundant. This is a work of historical fiction that takes place during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. It was much more interesting for me to see how communism might have affected the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 16 22:00:38 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 22:48:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 07:17:41 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 07:18:03 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 10:36:42 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 16:20:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 16 17:37:43 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 17:39:01 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Mon Sep 24 09:59:47 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 10:00:13 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Mon Oct 20 04:21:44 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 04:21:44 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 27 11:34:36 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 11:35:46 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=25994