wyszukanych pozycji: 4
The Middle Heart
ISBN: 9780449912324 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "TRULY MOVING . . . BETTE BAO LORD IS AT HER STRONGEST."
--The Boston Globe In 1932, as China shamefully kowtows under Japanese occupation, three unlikely companions are fatefully bound by their steadfast patriotism: Steel Hope, heir to a once-great aristocracy; Mountain Pine, his crippled, scholarly servant; and Firecrackers, a poor gravekeeper's daughter. In a youthful pact, they call themselves "Brothers of the Middle Heart," vowing to defend their country to the end. Yet as war and, later, the Communist Revolution ignite, cruel circumstances separate them. One becomes a... "TRULY MOVING . . . BETTE BAO LORD IS AT HER STRONGEST."
--The Boston Globe In 1932, as China shamefully kowtows under Japanese occupation, thr... |
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100,22 zł |
Spring Moon: A Novel of China
ISBN: 9780060599751 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. At a time of mystery and cruelty ... in an ancient land of breathtaking beauty and exotic surprise ... a courageous woman triumphs over her world's ultimate tragedy. Behind the garden walls of the House of Chang, pampered daughter Spring Moon is born into luxury and privilege. But the tempests of change sweep her into a new world -- one of hardship, turmoil, and heartbreak, one that threatens to destroy her husband, her family, and her darkest secret love. Through a tumultuous lifetime, Spring Moon must cling to her honor, to the memory of a time gone by, and to a destiny, foretold... At a time of mystery and cruelty ... in an ancient land of breathtaking beauty and exotic surprise ... a courageous woman triumphs over her world's... |
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78,39 zł |
Legacies: A Chinese Mosaic
ISBN: 9780449906200 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Urgent and timeless, Legacies brings us closer than we have ever been to penetrating the great conundrum of China m the twentieth century. It could only have been written by Bette Bao Lord -- born in China, raised in America, author of the bestselling novel Spring Moon, wife of a former American ambassador to China, resident in Beijing during the "China Spring" of 1989. Lord's unique web of relationships and her sensitive insight have enabled her to observe Chinese life both high and low, Communist and dissident, intellectual and ordinary. Lord interweaves her own story, and that of her...
Urgent and timeless, Legacies brings us closer than we have ever been to penetrating the great conundrum of China m the twentieth century. It could on...
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82,79 zł |
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
ISBN: 9780064401753 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The hilarious and timeless story about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own team--and to break down any barriers that stand in her way. Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle happens: baseball It's 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone's hero. He proves that a black man,... The hilarious and timeless story about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own ... |
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39,18 zł |