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Readers of Women of the Silk never forgot the moving, powerful story of Pei, brought to work in the silk house as a girl, grown into a quiet but determined young woman whose life is subject to cruel twists of fate, including the loss of her closest friend, Lin. Now we finally learn what happened to Pei, as she leaves the silk house for Hong Kong in the 1930s, arriving with a young orphan, Ji Shen, in her care. Her first job, in the home of a wealthy family, ends in disgrace, but soon Pei and Ji Shen find a new life in the home of Mrs. Finch, a British ex-patriate who welcomes them as the daughters she never had. Their idyllic life is interrupted, however, by war, and the Japanese occupation. Pei is once again forced to make her own way, struggling to survive and to keep her extended family alive as well. In this story of hardship and survival, Tsukiyama paints a portrait of women fighting the forces of war and time to make a life for themselves.
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Ruth C. (I enjoyed this story. I read Women of the Silk first and this is the sequel. I found the first 2 chapters to be boring but was necessary to set up the rest of the story. Good read!!!!!
Ivy Like all of Gail Tsukiayama's books, this one I couldn't put down.
Karen F. (It's a sequel to Women of the Silk, but you wouldn't really need to read Women of the Silk first. I thought The Language of Threads was actually the better story of the two. Gail Tsukiyama is a talented author and you won't be disappointed.
A dramatic story of hardship and survival for women fighting the forces of war, providing a real look at the life and customs of China
If you loved "Women of Silk" and its main character Pei, you will love this one two. The book tells the story of what happened to Pei after she left the silk works and arrives in Hong Kong in 1937 just in time for the Japanese occupation.
A continuation of Pei's life as she continues to learn how to survive under a whole new set of circumstances. Her longing for the past motivates many of her actions in her new surroundings. Learn how Pei and the sisterhood continue.
This is the sequel to Women of the Silk. It picks up with Pei's life as she arrives in Hong Kong in the 1930's. It is a great book, though not quite as good as the first.
Tish O. (this is the follow up to Women of the Silk. hard to say which was a better book as i liked both of them. the story picks up years later and away fromthe silk factories. the author,one of my favorites, does a good job in the follow up. definitly a good read.
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