| Author: | Wendy MacGown | ISBN: | 9781467076913 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | May 5, 2006 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wendy MacGown |
| ISBN: | 9781467076913 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | May 5, 2006 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
What does one do with an unwanted girlwhether an unmarried aunt in a crowded apartment, or a girl child, when a son is required? The day her nephew is born, Wong Ying Fa, a Chinese silk embroiderer, considers her future. Blessed with a lucky face and a loving family, she wants to meet a man who can hold an intelligent conversation.
Li Gwai Ha is that mantraveled, sophisticated and handsome. Best of all, he wants her, and not solely because his uncle, their Party Boss, demands an heir. Her dreams die when she bears a girl. Betrayed by her family, and faced with a cruel choice, she and Gwai Ha must abandon their child in order to survive.
What does one do with an unwanted girlwhether an unmarried aunt in a crowded apartment, or a girl child, when a son is required? The day her nephew is born, Wong Ying Fa, a Chinese silk embroiderer, considers her future. Blessed with a lucky face and a loving family, she wants to meet a man who can hold an intelligent conversation.
Li Gwai Ha is that mantraveled, sophisticated and handsome. Best of all, he wants her, and not solely because his uncle, their Party Boss, demands an heir. Her dreams die when she bears a girl. Betrayed by her family, and faced with a cruel choice, she and Gwai Ha must abandon their child in order to survive.
