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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Meekings, Sam.     Subjects     Married people -- China -- Fiction.     China -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.     China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Meekings, Sam.       by title:      Under fishbone cloud...         MARC Display

Under fishbone clouds / Sam Meekings. by Meekings, Sam. New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2010. Subjects Married people -- China -- Fiction.   China -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.   China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780312622794 (alk. paper) : 0312622791 (alk. paper) Description:  410 p. ; 25 cm. Edition:  1st U.S. ed. Contents:  1946-year of the dog -- 1942-year of the horse -- 1944-year of the monkey -- 1947-year of the pig -- 1949-year of the ox -- 1951-year of the rabbit -- 1960-year of the rat -- 1967-year of the sheep -- 1974-year of the tiger -- 1977-year of the snake -- 1981-year of the rooster -- 2000-year of the dragon -- Year of the cat. Requests:  0 Summary:  This is a universal love story, a family saga, and a journey through Chinese history, myth, and culture. Following a young Chinese couple as their love grows, and is tested, during Mao's Cultural Revolution, this novel provides a rare and personal glimpse into the birth modern China. When the Kitchen God is challenged by the Jade Emperor to fathom the workings of the human heart, he chooses to follow the life of Jinyi and his wife Yuying, from their blossoming love until their old age, in hope of finding an answer. The Kitchen God watches as the new government strictures split their family in two, living inside their hearts as they they endure the loss of two children, homesickness, and isolation, all while keeping alive a love that survives famine, forced labor, and even death. Weaving together the story of their life with China's recent political history, as well as traditional folktales and myths, the Kitchen God illuminates the most impenetrable aspects the human condition.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aiea Public Library Adult Fiction Meekings Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Fiction Meekings Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Fiction Meekings Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Fiction MEEKINGS Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kealakekua Public Library Adult Fiction Meekings Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waianae Public Library Adult Fiction Meekings Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library Adult Fiction Meekings Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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