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Jade Peony, The
by Choy, Wayson
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1550544683
- ISBN 13
- 9781550544688
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Douglas & McIntyre. Good+ with no dust jacket. 2011. Paperback. 1550544683 . Trade Paperback with French flaps. Tightly bound with a clean interior. The covers do have some wear to the edges and cover rubbing. "In this award-winning novel, three children come of age in an immigrant Chinese family living in Vancouver during the early 1940s. Side by side, the family survives hardships and heartbreaks with grit and humor, discovers this new land, and never forgets their common ground. In this award-winning novel, three children come of age in an immigrant Chinese family living in Vancouver during the early 1940s. Side by side, the family survives hardships and heartbreaks with grit and humor, discovers this new land, and never forgets their common ground." ; 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 Inches; 240 pages .
Synopsis
The Jade Peony is a novel by Wayson Choy. It was first published in 1995 by Douglas and McIntyre. The novel features stories told by three siblings, Jook-Liang, Jung-Sum and Sek-Lung or Sekky. Each child tells their own unique story, revealing their personal flaws and differences. Set in Vancouver's Chinatown, the novel also explores the ways in which the Chinese and majority of Canadians once viewed the Japanese. Takes place in the war times
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10062
- Title
- Jade Peony, The
- Author
- Choy, Wayson
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1550544683
- ISBN 13
- 9781550544688
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- 1550544683, Asian, British Colombia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction; Family & Relationships;
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About the Seller
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Vars, Ontario
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- Trade Paperback
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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