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. 


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THE TROUBLE WITH POETRY

Billy Collins. THE TROUBLE WITH POETRY and Other Poems . Random, 2005. Another find from my used bookseller Wish List. I love getting these ...