☰

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Regional & Cultural

Eat A Bowl Of Tea: A novel of New York's Chinatown

Eat A Bowl Of Tea: A novel of New York's Chinatown
- Used Book in Good Condition
Their marriage rites were beautiful, in the tradition of Old China. Their honeymoon was exquisite... until the bridegroom mysteriously lost his sexual powers.

'Eat a Bowl of Tea' is a compelling story of life in the Chinese-American community of New York City. It's pages come alive with the maneuvers of the Tong leaders, the colorful visitors to the Money Come mah-jong club house, the gossip of closely-knit Chinatown.

Mei Oi's girlish dreams were of the day she might marry and go to the Golden Mountain to live. It was the dream come true when Ben Loy arrived in her native village from the United States to take a bride. To Ben Loy, Mei Oi's beauty was perfect as a star. to Mei Oi, Ben Loy was a handsome 'gimshunhock' warrior from New York. Neither seemed to care that their marriage had been arranged in advanced of their meetings by their parents.

It was a marriage of tension, turmoil and frustration.
Country USA
Brand Lyle Stuart
Manufacturer Lyle Stuart
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2002-02-01
EANs 9780818403958

You might also like...

The Good Immigrants: How the Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority (Politics and Society in Modern America)

The Good Immigrants: How the Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority (Politics and Society in Modern America)

America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Classics of Asian American Literature)

America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Classics of Asian American Literature)

No-No Boy (Classics of Asian American Literature)

No-No Boy (Classics of Asian American Literature)

Obasan

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Comfort Woman

Interpreter of Maladies

Interpreter of Maladies

A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel

A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel