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As the Earth Turns Silver

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

From the late nineteenth century to the 1920’s, from Kwangtung, China to Wellington and Dunedin and the Battlefields of the Western Front – A story of two families.

Yung faces a new land that does not welcome the Chinese. Alone, Katherine struggles to raise her children and find her place in the world.

In a climate of hostility towards the foreign newcomers, Katherine and Yung embark on a poignant and far-reaching love affair . . . .

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Alison
Wong

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

A very assured first novel set in early 20th century Wellington, which gives a voice to the Chinese community in New Zealand.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
New Zealand
Original Language
English
Author

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