Waltzes I Have Not Forgotten
Publisher: Women's Press, Ltd. (UK)
Published: March 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780889614437
Subjects: Modern fiction; General; Women Authors; Literary Criticism; Fiction - General; Bildungsromans; Fiction; Historical fiction; Self-actualization (Psychology)
Description: "This novel traverses the Caribbean, Europe, America, and China as it recounts the tale of John Moneague, a man who was born into poverty in the backstreets of Kingston, Jamaica." "As a result of unforeseen and tragic circumstances, an old Hakka Chinese woman becomes John's guardian and life-long mentor. She brings joy into his life, shutting out the harshness of the rest of the world. Madam Hung Chin owns a small grocery store, and manages to make a living during and following the lean times of World War I. She secures the best education she can for John, sending him to a school intended for Chinese children." "The narrative intensifies when John attracts the attention of a Jewish couple from England who are involved in, and dedicated to, a secret cause. As rumblings of political and domestic unrest spread across the European continent, the couple's political involvement turns out to have a momentous impact on John."--BOOK JACKET.