Memories in the Bone He who pursues revenge digs two graves The Chinese Diaspora edition by Meemee Phipps Literature Fiction eBooks
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In the crumbling days of the Qing Dynasty, a failed peasant-scholar styles himself God’s Chinese Son and Jesus’ Younger Brother to lead the biggest uprising against any emperor in Chinese history.
Caught up in this tumult leading them into battle, death and exile are the three sons of the Zhou family from Suzhou. Zhou Fengyi, the patriarch with his own ghosts to overcome, struggles to hold his family together as he lives in fear of what he witnessed as a twelve-year old.
A young Zhou Yu and his brothers join the rebel army and Yu quickly excels as a fearless warrior. When he is forced to flee after watching the execution of his eldest brother, Captain Zhou Yun, his father smuggles him into the Shanghai sanctuary of his missionary sister, Aunt Meng who hides him. She eventually secures him a passage on a ship headed for Australia.
Zhou Yu forges a new life in Australia, striking it rich in the gold fields. A run with the law over a white woman has Yu sailing to Otago, New Zealand. After a sojourn home to marry and father a son, he returns to New Zealand to escape the poll tax and finds solace in a Maori settlement. But his warm relationship with the Reverend Pita Hohepa and his Aunt Ngaire, and the slave girl Horowhai does not protect him from memories of his murderous past. Meanwhile his wife and baby son wait in China for letters to arrive.
The Reverend Pita Hohepa struggles to reconcile the old world of the Maori with his new Christian beliefs, representing a people divided between the old Aotearoa and the new white New Zealand. Auntie Ngaire, his aunt, an ancient Maori princess, hangs on to the old ways regardless of the hurt inflicted on others by her own desires in her dying days.
As their lives unfold in the dangerous, tumultuous years of 19th Century China where foreigners stoop to the lowest to gain large concessions of Chinese soil, a passionate story of the Chinese Diaspora emerges; and the reasons why so many left their Motherland to suffer the hardships, racism and indignities to eventually become men of substance in the alien lands of the very foreigners who carve up their own.
Memories in the Bone is a stirring story of love and trust betrayed; of honour lost and regained.
Memories in the Bone He who pursues revenge digs two graves The Chinese Diaspora edition by Meemee Phipps Literature Fiction eBooks
Recently I met the author in my shop in Portland Oregon and she suggested I might enjoy the book. I did enjoy the book even though some of the graphic scenes of war and tribal traditions was quite gruesome. I really thought her character development was good and even though the main character Yu was a flawed man poisoned by brutal war memories, I still felt a certain sympathy for him and wanted him to find some real happiness. The book really showed a side of Australia and New Zealand I was pretty ignorant of and makes me want to find some more books that may shed more light on the history and development of a country half a world away. I would really recommend this book for those that like an interesting plot that explores inside a culture much different than their own. I was a little disappointed when it came to an end but I hope that she may pick up the story in a new book where she left off. I really want to know more about Yu and his future.Product details
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Memories in the Bone He who pursues revenge digs two graves The Chinese Diaspora edition by Meemee Phipps Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Zhou Yu is a peasant soldier in the Taiping rebellion. When his army is defeated he is forced to flee and he escapes on a ship that takes him to Australia and eventually onto New Zealand. Memories in the Bone is an action packed saga and Phipp's research into early life of 19th Century China, Australia and New Zealand and her skilful writing creates in the readers mind unforgettable images and the wonderful characters make this book a must read.
Awesome book. Exceptionally well written.
Memories in the Bone had me enthralled from the beginning. The story that Mee-Mee weaves has a good pace and keeps you interested all the way through. The view into different cultures along with the gold exploration in Australia and New Zealand are a great insight. The way that Mee-Mee wove the story threads around these cultures and locations is great, plus the added implicaitons of Yu's past makes it a great story.
I cannot wait for another book by Mee-Mee.
Recently I met the author in my shop in Portland Oregon and she suggested I might enjoy the book. I did enjoy the book even though some of the graphic scenes of war and tribal traditions was quite gruesome. I really thought her character development was good and even though the main character Yu was a flawed man poisoned by brutal war memories, I still felt a certain sympathy for him and wanted him to find some real happiness. The book really showed a side of Australia and New Zealand I was pretty ignorant of and makes me want to find some more books that may shed more light on the history and development of a country half a world away. I would really recommend this book for those that like an interesting plot that explores inside a culture much different than their own. I was a little disappointed when it came to an end but I hope that she may pick up the story in a new book where she left off. I really want to know more about Yu and his future.
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