When strange gods call
Subtitle: a novel
By: Pam Chun
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9781402229848
Subjects: Women art teachers; Chinese American women; First loves; Fiction; Romance; Chinese American families; Conflict of generations; FICTION; General
Description: This is a Shakespearean love story of old family rivalries that threaten a pair of ill-fated lovers who defy generations of animosity. It is set in the tropical paradise of Hawaii, the island temptress that lures the lovers back, and becomes part of this tale of love lost and rediscovered. It is a combination of "Romeo and Juliet" and Abie's Irish Rose with an Asian-Western twist.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Demming Family Tree; Ai'Lee Family Tree; Chapter One: The Lure of Ghosts and Gods; Chapter Two: Like a Moth to a Flame; Chapter Three: Beach Ghost Stories; Chapter Four: The Demmings; Chapter Five: Lailee's Secret; Chapter Six: Family Ties and Curses; Chapter Seven: Reunion with the Past; Chapter Eight: The Cycle of Past and Future; Chapter Nine: The Ai'Lee Ladies; Chapter Ten: The State Capitol; Chapter Eleven: Flying through Water; Chapter Twelve: The Lua  u