by Barbara the Bibliophage | Feb 18, 2021 | RELAX: Historical Fiction
The Language of Threads is a continuation of Gail Tsukiyama’s excellent book Women of the Silk. I’m glad to have read both in sequence, which immersed me in the main character’s entire life. In the first book, Pei is taken from her small China village, sold to work...
by Barbara the Bibliophage | Feb 11, 2021 | RELAX: Historical Fiction
In Women of the Silk, a 1991 book from Gail Tsukiyama, times are hard. It’s China in the late 1920s and especially in the small villages nature and politics affect everyone. Our main character is a young girl named Pei. As the story opens, she’s about six, and her...
by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jun 8, 2017 | RELAX: Memoir
Malala Yousafzai is beyond inspiring, and her book I Am Malala is terrific. When I look at the young girls in my life, I don’t see that kind of passion for large worldwide causes. That ability to see outside herself at such a young age is what I admire the most...
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