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Item Details
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WALTZES I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN
A NOVEL |
| By: |
Bernadette Gabay Dyer |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£18.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0889614431 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780889614437 |
| Publisher: |
WOMEN'S PRESS OF CANADA |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2004 |
| Pages: |
228 |
| Synopsis: |
Traversing the Caribbean, Europe, America and China,;Waltzes I Have Not Forgotten;recounts the tale of John Moneague, a man who was born into poverty in the backstreets of Kingston, Jamaica. As a result of unforeseen and tragic circumstances, an old Hakka Chinese woman becomes John's guardian and life-long mentor. She brings joy into his life, shutting out the harshness of the rest of the world. Madam Hung Chin owns a small grocery store, and manages to make a living during and following the lean times of World War I. She secures the best education she can for John, sending him to a school intended for Chinese children.The intriguing narrative intensifies when John attracts the attention of a Jewish couple from England who are involved in, and dedicated to, a secret cause. As rumblings of political and domestic unrest spread across the European continent, the couple's political involvement turns out to have a momentous impact on John. |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
Women's Press of Canada |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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