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This beautifully written inter-racial love story is set in Wellington between 1905 and 1922. The intertwining of the Chinese fruiterer's family and the woman's family back in a time where relationships such as these were forbidden brings tragic consequences.
This is a debut novel by a Kiwi author, who reminds us painfully that Chinese were not made welcome in our society. Her language is spare, the chapters are short, and the reader feels enough distance from the characters to give it an Orienta ...more
This is a debut novel by a Kiwi author, who reminds us painfully that Chinese were not made welcome in our society. Her language is spare, the chapters are short, and the reader feels enough distance from the characters to give it an Orienta ...more
May 02, 2015
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
