false 51114 9 In <i>Women of the Silk</i>, a West Coast bestseller in its hardcover publication, Gail Tsukiyama takes her readers back to rural China 1926, where a group of women forge a sisterhood amidst the reeling machines that reverberate and clamor in a vast silk factory from dawn until dusk. Leading the first strike the village has ever seen, the young women use the strength of their ambition, dreams, and friendship to achieve the freedom they could never have hoped for on their own. Tsukiyama's graceful prose weaves the details of "the silk work" and Chinese village life into a story of miraculous courage and strength. 49887 1991 Women of the Silk total:1799|5:446|4:720|3:500|2:109|1:24| 1799 6852 2424 294 4 3 false false Thu Aug 07 00:09:43 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 00:19:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Feb 10 09:31:18 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 08:00:20 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 09:31:18 -0800 2009 Women of the Silk, Gail Tsukiyama's first novel, is well worth its strong reputation. We had the great pleasure of hosting the author at the Hayward Public Library in February 2009. As a member of the audience commented, readers can count on learning a lot from Tsukiyama's novels. In Women of the Si...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jul 24 06:20:31 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 07:36:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 07 12:56:50 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 22:15:52 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 13:29:03 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 13:34:59 -0700 2009
...rural China in 1926, where a group of women forge a sisterhood amidst the reeling machines that reverberate and clamor in a vast silk factory from dawn until dusk. Leading the first strike the village has ever seen, the young women...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:50:37 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 15:51:09 -0800 2009
Pei is one of the several Chinese daughters born to a poverty stricken fish farm family, dominated the father. She is the outgoing and curious child, and ac...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 20 07:35:35 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 14:06:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 21:42:28 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 08:31:51 -0700 2009
This was a good story. I enjoyed the details of Chinese village life and the silk work. Yet, I couldn't help feeling that the characters lacked emotional resonance. They were somewhat flat, and at times both the feeling and the dialogue came across as forced and contrived. Tsukiyama ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 18:00:37 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 20:04:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 20 08:03:39 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 08:04:36 -0700 2009
Focusing on the theme of the Chinese family...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:02:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:12:20 -0700 2009 It could have been a great novel! in the hands of another autho...more...]]> 1 0 false true Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:30:50 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 18:03:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 19:06:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 19:16:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 07:27:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 14:29:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 25 17:29:35 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 20:26:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Apr 06 09:52:26 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 06 10:02:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 12:34:14 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 12:36:29 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 16:50:10 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:52:20 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 18:23:25 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 05:11:58 -0700 2009 understand how these girls became close companions when they were thrown together...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Apr 22 14:53:25 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 14:56:26 -0700 2008 An auspicious debut, this sensitively written, impressively researched novel covers 20 years in the life of Pei, a Chinese girl sent to work in a silk factory during the first decades of the 20th century. Quick-witted, inquisitive, spirited Pei spends her early childhood ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=51114