Gold Mountain Blues Gold Mountain Blues

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Synopsis

One Family.Five generations.An epic story of love and loss. China, 1879With the Opium wars at their height, Fong Tak-Fat boards a ship to Canada, determined to make a life for himself and support his family back home. He will endure great hardship as he works to build the Pacific Railway and save every penny he makes to reunite his family. Canada, 2004Amy Smith knows nothing of her family history, a secret her mother will not share, until she is summoned to her ancestral home in China to collect the forgotten belongings of family members whom she has never met. Can Amy finally unlock the door to her past?Telling the story of one family's journey through five generations and across the seas, Gold Mountain Blues is a heartrending tale of sacrifice, endurance, hope and survival.

Book details

Edition:
Main
Author:
Ling Zhang
ISBN:
9780857896742
Related ISBNs:
9781848875951
Publisher:
Atlantic Books
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-04-17
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Ling Zhang, 2 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction