This week I read another memoir about Zimbabwe. It's my fourth and I can't get enough.In The Last Resort (Crown, 2009), travel writer Douglas Rogers chronicles his parents' downward spiral as life in Zimbabwe falls apart.Like Peter Godwin's memoir, When the Crocodile Eats … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
Last week marked the 13th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. To honor that historic date (July 1st), I read Revolution is Not a Dinner Party (Henry Holt, 2007) by Ying Chang Compestine.Because without the Cultural Revolution--the setting of this young adult … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Something Red
With all the news about Russian spies this week, it seems so a propos that I just finished Something Red by Jennifer Gilmore (Scribner, 2010). I certainly love a good Cold War story.The colder, the better.Set during the end of the Carter administration, Gilmore's story … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
I've enjoyed Grace Lin's colorful picture books for quite a few years.Dim Sum for Everyone is one of my favorites--and my kids love it, too. My oldest son has enjoyed Lin's middle grades books (Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat). For Hannukah last year, I gave him her … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Concubine’s Daughter
I'm always on the lookout for new voices in Chinese literature. So when I came across The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai (St. Martin's Griffin, 2009), I was game. And that's what I read this week.The story follows the daughter of a concubine in early 20th century China … [Read more...]
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