Night of Many Dreams - by Gail Tsukiyama (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The bestselling author of "Women of the Silk" and "The Samurai's Garden" offers a powerful, coming-of-age story set in Hong Kong, during the eventful years between 1940 and 1965.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Night of Many Dreams</i> is the bestselling novel from Gail Tsukiyama that tells the tale of two sisters separated by ambition, bound by tradition<br></b><br>As World War II threatens their comfortable life in Hong Kong, young Joan and Emma Lew escape with their family to spend the war years in Macao. When they return home, Emma develops a deep interest in travel and sets her sights on an artistic life in San Francisco, while Joan turns to movies and thoughts of romance to escape the pressures of her real life. <p/>As the girls become women, each follows a path different from what her family expects. But through periods of great happiness and sorrow, the sisters learn that their complicated ties to each other--and to the other members of their close-knit family--are a source of strength as they pursue their separate dreams.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Two sisters . . . separate lives . . . one family that binds them together forever.<P>Emma and Joan are the two daughters of the Lew family, coming of age during and after the turbulent years of World War II. Beautiful elder sister Joan hopes for a traditional family life, but through a series of troubled relationships begins a career as a Chinese film actress. Emma, inspired by the independence of her Aunt Go, sets her sights on an artistic life in San Francisco, only to find further solace back in Hong Kong. In the tradition of her previous, acclaimed novels, Gail Tsukiyama creates a moving, memorable story of women's experiences in Chinese culture.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Delicately fashioned . . . Evocative." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Tsukiyama tells a quietly powerful and understated story of women finding their way in the world, and the strength they derive from family ties." --<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>"Grows in richness as it proceeds, a paean to the sustaining pleasures of family." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Tsukiyama writes with great sensory detail, allowing her reader to touch, taste, and feel the world she creates." --<i>Library Journal</i> <p/>"With unexpected poignancy . . . Tsukiyama skillfully demonstrates how the strength of family bonds can provide spiritual sustenance." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Born to a Chinese mother and a Japanese father in San Francisco, <b> Gail Tsukiyama</b>'s novels include <i>Dreaming Water, Women of the Silk, The Language of Threads, </i>and <i>The Samurai's Garden. </i>She lives in El Cerrito, California.
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