Showing posts with label The End of East. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The End of East. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

THE END OF EAST

Jen Sookfong Lee. The End Of East. Knopf, 2007.

The End of East is Vancouver. This novel was a good read to complete on BC's Family Day. The story of immigrants from China, three generations of a family, coming over, living in Vancouver. Moving from Chinatown to East Van. The grandfather a barber, the son an accountant. Subtexts involving the importance of sons and the challenges of mother-daughter relationships. 


LIGHTNING STRIKES the SILENCE: A Lane Winslow Mystery.

 Iona Whishaw. LIGHTNING STRIKES the SILENCE. TouchWood, 2024. An explosion above King's Cove. Lane Winslow and neighbours investigate ...