Successful psychologist Wu Lan left Singapore to build a new life in North America, yet twenty years later, has still not shaken the remnants of her traditional Asian upbringing -- nor her parents' baffled disillusionment with her controversial life choices. Now, in the wake of her father's suicide, she is tormented by guilt, and obsessively seeks answers within the pages of musty, obscure library volumes.
Her mother, on the other side of the Pacific, must come to terms with both the devastating loss of her husband -- and of her daughter.
Nearly a century has passed since young Lee Ah Choi was sold into prostitution by her family, yet her voice resonates as her story unfolds, intertwined with that of runaway Chow Chat Mui. Together Ah Choi and Chat Mui face the brutal days in the Singapore brothel they now call home -- and the sensuous, opium-infused nights in each other's arms.
With a startlingly vivid sense of place. and rich in unforgettable characters whose lives are bound by a common thread of spirit and survival, "This Place Called Absence" is a powerful, compelling story of family and friendship, loyalty and love,that will linger in our thoughts long after the last page has been turned.
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Successful psychologist Wu Lan left Singapore to build a new life in North America, yet twenty years later, has still not shaken the remnants of her traditional Asian upbringing -- nor her parents' baffled disillusionment with her controversial life choices. Now, in the wake of her father's suicide, she is tormented by guilt, and obsessively seeks answers within the pages of musty, obscure library volumes.
Her mother, on the other side of the Pacific, must come to terms with both the devastating loss of her husband -- and of her daughter.
Nearly a century has passed since young Lee Ah Choi was sold into prostitution by her family, yet her voice resonates as her story unfolds, intertwined with that of runaway Chow Chat Mui. Together Ah Choi and Chat Mui face the brutal days in the Singapore brothel they now call home -- and the sensuous, opium-infused nights in each other's arms.
With a startlingly vivid sense of place. and rich in unforgettable characters whose lives are bound by a common thread of spirit and survival, "This Place Called Absence" is a powerful, compelling story of family and friendship, loyalty and love,that will linger in our thoughts long after the last page has been turned.
Imprint | Citadel Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | December 2005 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | March 2002 |
Authors | L .Kwa |
Dimensions | 215 x 149 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 218 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7582-0147-8 |
Barcode | 9780758201478 |
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LSN | 0-7582-0147-8 |