Do not say we Have Nothing

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Call Number: Fiction / Thien, Madeleine, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Thien, Madeleine
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Thien, Madeleine	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old."Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations--those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square. At the center of this epic story are two young women, Marie and Ai-Ming. Through their relationship Marie strives to piece together the tale of her fractured family in present-day Vancouver, seeking answers in the fragile layers of their collective story. Her quest will unveil how Kai, her enigmatic father, a talented pianist, and Ai-Ming's father, the shy and brilliant composer, Sparrow, along with the violin prodigy Zhuli, were forced to reimagine their artistic and private selves during China's political campaigns and how their fates reverberate through the years with lasting consequences.

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didn't finish it submitted by 21621031390949 on August 25, 2017, 7:43pm I had read great things about this book and expected to love it, but I found it to be confusing and depressing. I began by listening to the recorded version. When I couldn't seem to follow it all that well, nor was it engaging me, I switched to reading the hard copy. Some books just have to be read, not heard. Unfortunately, I found I just couldn't get involved in this book in either format.