false <![CDATA[The Language of Threads: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170374322m/51108.jpg 51108 3 Readers of WOMEN OF THE SILK never forgot the moving story of Pei, brought to work in the silk house as a young girl. Now we learn what happened to Pei, as she arrives in 1930's Hong Kong with a young orphan, Ji Shen, in her care. Soon Pei and Ji Shen find a new life in the home of Mrs. Finch, a British expatriate. But war, and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, tear everything apart, and Pei is once again forced to make her own way, struggling to survive and to keep her extended family alive. In this dramatic story of hardship and survival, Gail Tsukiyama paints an unforgettable portrait of women fighting the forces of war and time to make a life for themselves. 634066 21 9 2000 The Language of Threads: A Novel total:743|5:197|4:344|3:176|2:23|1:3| 743 2938 982 84 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 17 11:36:50 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:44:32 -0800 2009 Women of the Silk much more than The Language of Threads . Maybe it was because I missed the primary relationship and the struggle against a clearly identified power to this book which was more about Pei's struggle to gain independence in a new place while simultaneously caring for an orpha...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 08:18:32 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:41:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 15:15:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 15:22:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:36:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:09:43 -0700 2009
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* enjoyed a lot more than the prequel - the plot was more fluid, the characters (especially Pei) were more realistic and better developed, and the writing was also better (although there was a typo on the back cover!). All signs that Tsukiyama's ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 08 21:46:45 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 09:18:23 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 21:46:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 10:36:42 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 12:55:33 -0800 2007
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Readers of 'Women of the Silk' never forgot the moving story of Pei, brought to work in the silk house as a young girl. Now we learn what happened to Pei as she arrives in 1930's Hong Kong with a young orphan, Ji Shen, in her care. Soon Pei and Ji...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 06:52:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 06:57:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 18:31:59 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 18:34:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:23:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 05:18:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 07:25:32 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 07:55:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 19:38:34 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 19:05:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 08 15:11:49 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 16:05:26 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jul 25 21:08:52 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 21:09:07 -0700 2009 during the Japanese
invasion of China.
I didn't realize this
was a sequel until I
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