Chiara Graziosi Graziosi itibaren Wisznia Mała, Polonya
Liked this one a tad more than the previous Stone Cold. Like the Camel Club characters, particularly Caleb, because he is a librarian at the Library of Congress. In this book he really developed into a stronger character than in previous ones. Interesting, but obvious, premise.
Beautiful book- one to add to my all time faves. This books starts out as a quiet, meditative tale of a woman who's life is passing her by. Very reminiscent of Persuasion- but without all the plot! In fact nothing much "happens" until- BAM! Here comes the Devil! Written in 1926, this book feels like the beginning of something new. It anticipates authors like Angela Carter and Kelly Link. A beautifully written call to arms for women. This is a book I won't forget.
The year is 1905, and, hoping for a better life, eleven-year-old Su-Na, her parents, and her two younger sisters have traveled from Korea to Hawaii. But life there is not all that they have expected. There is no school, and the low wages paid to immigrant laborers are barely enough to survive on, especially after a new baby is born. After a year in Hawaii, the family travels to the town of Riverside, California, where Su-Na and her sisters attend school while their father works as a fruit picker. But after two years during which Riverside begins to seem like home and another baby brother is born, their life is shattered by violence and prejudice. Once again the family must move, this time to the mining town of Idria. The work there is very dangerous, and Su-Na, now an independent, headstrong teenager with dreams of her own, constantly quarrels with her traditional parents. This was an excellent addition to the American Sisters series that brought to life the conflicts that exist in immigrant families, between the traditional parents and their increasingly Americanized children. I highly reccomend this book to young readers who enjoy historical fiction series, such as the Dear America series.