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Water Ghosts

By Ryan, Shawna Yang

Water Ghosts Historical Fiction

Water Ghosts

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A mesmerizing debut novel that weaves history and mythology around a community of Chinese immigrants and the ghosts that haunt them Locke, California, 1928. Three bedraggled Chinese women appear out of the mist in a small Chinese farming town on the Sacramento River. Two are unknown to its residents, while the third is the long-lost wife of Richard Fong, the handsome manager of the local gambling parlor. As the lives of the townspeople become inextricably intertwined with the newly arrived women, their frightening power is finally revealed. A lyrical imagining of what happens when a Chinese ghost story comes true, Water Ghosts is a rich tale of human passions and mingling cultures that will appeal to readers of Lisa See, Anchin Min, and Gail Tsukiyama.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2010-07-27
Publication Date:
2010-07-27
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143117270
ISBN13:
9780143117278
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
291 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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