House of Kwa
(Book)
Author
Published
Gadigal Country, N.S.W. : ABC Books, 2021.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780733343520, 073334352X
Physical Desc
362 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustration, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 20 cm.
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Published
Gadigal Country, N.S.W. : ABC Books, 2021.
Language
English
ISBN
9780733343520, 073334352X
Notes
Description
Mimi Kwa ignored the letter for days. When she finally opened it, the news was so shocking her hair turned grey. Why would a father sue his own daughter? The collision was over the estate of Mimi's beloved Aunt Theresa, but its seed had been sown long ago. In an attempt to understand how it had come to this, Mimi unspools her rich family history in House of Kwa. One of a wealthy silk merchant's 32 children, Mimi's father, Francis, was just a little boy when the Kwa family became caught up in the brutal and devastating Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Years later, he was sent to study in Australia by his now independent and successful older sister Theresa. There he met and married Mimi's mother, a nineteen-year-old with an undiagnosed, chronic mental illness. Soon after, 'tiger' Mimi arrived, and her struggle with the past - and the dragon - began... Riveting, colourful and often darkly humorous, House of Kwa is an epic family drama spanning four generations, and an unforgettable story about how one woman finds the courage to stand up for her freedom and independence, squaring off against the ghosts of the past and finally putting them to rest. Throughout, her inspiration is Francis's late older sister, the jet-setting, free-spirited Aunt Theresa, whose extraordinary life is a beacon of hope in the darkness.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Washington Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | 070 KWA | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kwa, M. (2021). House of Kwa . ABC Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kwa, Mimi. 2021. House of Kwa. ABC Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kwa, Mimi. House of Kwa ABC Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kwa, Mimi. House of Kwa ABC Books, 2021.
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