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The Eighth Promise: An American Son's Tribute to His Toisanese Mother
The Eighth Promise An American Son's Tribute to His Toisanese Mother
Author: William Poy Lee
In the best-selling tradition of The Color of Water comes a beautifully written, evocative memoir of a relationship between a mother and son—and the Chinese-American experience — In The Eighth Promise, author William Poy Lee gives us a rare view of the Asian-American experience from a mother-son perspective. His moving and com...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781594864568
ISBN-10: 159486456X
Publication Date: 2/6/2007
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Rodale Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This was a fascinating book. The author's style is not very polished, and I would have liked to have heard more about his young adult life which is given little attention compared to his childhood. But somehow all of this just makes the story of life with his mother more poignant. Another book club suggestion which I never would have picked up on my own.
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