The Magpie Bridge

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Awoken one night by a strong floral fragrance and the whisper of her childhood nickname, Jiao Mei is confronted in her London bedroom by a woman claiming to be her grandmother At first, she dismisses this encounter as a vivid dream Tie Mei, her father s mother, died years ago Soon, though, the presence becomes powerfully insistent, and when Barbara, with whom she lodges, begins to behave strangely too, Jiao Mei must accept that this nighttime visitor is, indeed, her grandmother s ghost Her message that Jiao Mei is carrying the child of her British boyfriend is one that she can no longer ignore, and one that will force Jiao Mei to re examine her family s and China s past. Free Download The Magpie Bridge author Liu Hong For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Reviewed at Mama Kucing Meow The Magpie Bridge by Liu HongReviewed on 27 September 2010To me this book tried to imitate Amy Tan s Joy Luck Club but fail.There are flash back between present and past for Tie Mei, Jia...It was different quiet interesting at times shows the strength of a women even when you are in a subservient moment.The decription of plants and flowers were quite interestuing at times as well.Trying way too hard to be The Joy Luck Club , but ended up being disjointed and with characters that you just can t bring yourself to care about Disappointing and hard to follow.the story about Three women, three generations, take on British and Chinese culture,and also tell about the experiences of a young woman who becomes pregnant in a foreign land hehehe

The Magpie Bridge
  • English
  • 08 November 2017
  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • 0747265100
  • Liu Hong
  • The Magpie Bridge