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Green Island

By Ryan, Shawna Yang

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Green Island

By Ryan, Shawna Yang

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BEST BOOK AWARD IN FICTION BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES • A stunning, lyrical novel that tells "the story of how the Tsais, a Taiwanese family, survive the 'February 28 Incident' of 1947 and precariously navigate the decades that follow" (The New York Times). As an uprising rocks Taiwan, a young doctor in Taipei is taken from his newborn daughter by Chinese Nationalists, on charges of speaking out against the government. Although the doctor eventually returns to his family, his arrival is marked by alienation from his loved ones and paranoia among his community.  Years later, this troubled past follows his youngest daughter to America, where, as a mother and a wife, she too is forced to decide between what is right and what might save her family—the same choice she witnessed her father make many years before.  The story of a family and a nation grappling with the nuances of complicity and survival, Green Island raises the question: how far would you go for the ones you love?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2017-01-10
Publication Date:
2017-01-10
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1101872365
ISBN13:
9781101872369
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
349 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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