Last week I revisited young adult fiction, a genre I hadn't read in decades.I learned of Shanghai Shadows (Holiday House, 2006) by Lois Ruby last year when a friend was preparing for a trip to China with her 9 year old daughter. She asked friends on Facebook for names of … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Mr. Ding’s Chicken Feet by Gillian Kendall
Over the weekend I read Mr. Ding's Chicken Feet: On a slow boat from Shanghai to Texas (University of Wisconsin Press, 2006) by Gillian Kendall. It's a short read, about 240 quick pages and kept my attention from start to finish.Kendall wasn't the first 30 year old American … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Kitchen Chinese by Ann Mah
I just finished Kitchen Chinese (Avon, 2010), Ann Mah's debut novel and boy am I hungry. My husband bought fixings for Moroccan chicken tonight, so at least we're spicing things up. (We did have Chinese last night!)The thing I loved about Kitchen Chinese was that it went … [Read more...]
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