Year of the Water Horse: A Memoir
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Book Overview A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICEA warm and witty memoir about the ever-changing relationships between mothers, mothers-in-law...
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE
A warm and witty memoir about the ever-changing relationships between mothers, mothers-in-law, and daughters that traverses two continents and multiple generations of two disparate yet connected families.
Janice Page hails from Braintree, Massachusetts and a large Catholic brood. Her parents had a complicated marriage. Her five siblings each have their own sagas, and there is a destructive genetic force within the family's blood lines that causes much heartbreak.
And then there is the large Chinese family of Janice's husband, James, equally cinematic and sweeping with a rich and complex history of its own. There is a daring wartime escape, a lost child, immigration to a new world, and a bittersweet reunion after decades of separation.
Janice first met James fresh out of college while waitressing at Mandarin Garden, the only Chinese restaurant of its kind in Braintree. He had just arrived in America from Taiwan. As they work to bridge the divide between them--emotionally, culturally, and geographically--they begin to build their lives together. From Taiwan to Los Angeles, from her mother's bipolar disorder to the language barrier with her mother-in-law, Janice finds herself constantly searching for the feeling of home. Janice believes she can close the circle when she embarks on her own journey to become a mother. Like so many journeys, Janice's own journey to motherhood is filled with twists, turns, and surprises, leading to a baby girl from James's ancestral region of China. Janice and James might finally close a circle that had been open for generations on both sides and find home at last.
Filled with humor and heart, wisdom and healing, Year of the Water Horse is a profound and compelling story with a deeply satisfying ending that will resonate long after the final page.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Publisher: PEGASUS BOOKS | ISBN: 9798897100
FormatHardcover
ISBN9798897100
EAN9798897100095
PublisherPEGASUS BOOKS
Publication Date2025-12-02
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.0 Pounds
Length9.05 Inches
Width6.35 Inches
Height1.02 Inches
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