A thousand miles of dreams : the journeys of two Chinese sisters / Sasha Su-ling Welland.

By:

Welland, Sasha Su-ling

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2006Description: xv, 369 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780742553132
0742553140

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LOC classification:

CT 275 \b .L4695 .W45 2006

Contents:

Prologue: Departure Part I: Moving House Chapter 1: Origins Chapter 2: Ambition Chapter 3: Disappointment Chapter 4: Courtyards Chapter 5: Mountains and Walls Part II: Casting Off Chapter 6: Lessons Chapter 7: Mist Chapter 8: Amid Ghosts Chapter 9: In the Streets Chapter 10: Romance Chapter 11: Gatherings Chapter 12: Modern Medicine Chapter 13: Crescent Moon Part III: Seeking a Mooring Chapter 14: Arrival Chapter 15: Adrift Chapter 16: Souvenirs Chapter 17: The Entangling Net Chapter 18: Rice Porridge Chapter 19: War Letters Chapter 20: An American Home Chapter 21: Wandering Chapter 22: The Chinese House Epilogue: Return

Summary: A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2	CT 275 .L4695 .W45 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1100031209

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A biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle.

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