Locke 1928 Hardback - 2009
de Ryan, Shawna Yang
A mesmerizing story of a community of Chinese immigrants in a smallCalifornia town in 1928, weaving history and mythology around thelives of the townspeople and the ghosts who haunt them
Locke, CA, 1928 Three bedraggled Chinesewomen suddenly appear out of the mist one afternoon in asmall Chinese farming town on the Sacramento River, andtheir arrival throws the community into confusion. Two of thewomen are unknown to the townspeople, while the third is thelong-lost wife of Richard Fong, the handsome manager of thelocal gambling parlor, who had left her behind in China manyyears earlier and had not yet returned for her.
Richard's wife's unexpected arrival complicates hislife in no small way not least with two prostitutes at the localbrothel he frequents. One, the beautiful young Chloe, dependson him but has eyes for someone else, someone even moreforbidden the local preacher's daughter. The other, Poppy,the psychic madam of the brothel, is desperately in love withhim, and she begins to sink into despair as he grows further andfurther away from her.
As the lives of the townspeople become inextricablyintertwined with the newly arrived women, Poppy's premonitionsbegin to foretell a deep unhappiness for all involved. Andwhen a flood threatens the livelihood of the entire town, thefrightening power of these mysterious women who arrived inthe mist will be revealed.
Shawna Yang Ryan's melodic first novel is a passionate,sophisticated intertwining of fact and fiction that examinesmingling cultures, modern myths, and forgotten history. Locke1928 beautifully chronicles separation and betrayal, lonelinessand longing, and what happens when a Chinese ghost storybegins to come true.
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- Título Locke 1928
- Autor Ryan, Shawna Yang
- Encuadernación Hardback
- Edición 1st/1st
- Páginas 272
- Idioma EN
- Editorial Penguin Press HC, The, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 2009-04-16
- ISBN 9781594202070
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