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Letter from Peking

by Pearl S. Buck · 1957

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The story of an American-Chinese family separated by the communist revolution in China, as they struggle to overcome difficulties and the prejudices a family of mixed blood must face. The half-Chinese husband remains behind in China, while the mother and teenage son go back to the mother's original home state of Vermont. The anxious wife awaits word from her husband, as the young mixed-race son falls in love with an American girl. The mother breaks up this particular romance.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisBeijingBeijingMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 172 pages

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