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Seeds Of Wisdom
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9781974503865
ISBN13:
9781974503865
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$17.32
seeds of Wisdom is the eagerly awaited companion to Nuggets of Wisdom, the story of Yong-Gan, a young man who left China in mid-19th century to seek his fortune in California's "Gold Mountain." Readers wanted more. What had happened to those he left behind - especially his beloved An-Na?Seeds of Wisdom tells that story.When An-Na's parents fall on hard times she is sold to an officer in the emperor's army They have no sons, and she is only a woman, so she's expendable. Unbeknownst to anyone except An-Na, she is carrying Yong-Gan's baby, a circumstance that could result in tragedy for both her and the child.An-Na spends years in servitude and hardship before becoming a soldier herself, though in the Revolutionary Army, not the Imperial Army. Meanwhile, Little Dragon - An-Na and Yong-Gan's son - grow up in the home of his paternal grandparents. A holy man notices Little Dragon and teaches him Buddhist philosophy and traditions, giving him direction and purpose.
Author: Richard L. Cheng |
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date: Aug 17, 2017 |
Number of Pages: 144 pages |
Language: English |
Binding: Paperback |
ISBN-10: 1974503860 |
ISBN-13: 9781974503865 |
Seeds Of Wisdom
$17.32
seeds of Wisdom is the eagerly awaited companion to Nuggets of Wisdom, the story of Yong-Gan, a young man who left China in mid-19th century to seek his fortune in California's "Gold Mountain." Readers wanted more. What had happened to those he left behind - especially his beloved An-Na?Seeds of Wisdom tells that story.When An-Na's parents fall on hard times she is sold to an officer in the emperor's army They have no sons, and she is only a woman, so she's expendable. Unbeknownst to anyone except An-Na, she is carrying Yong-Gan's baby, a circumstance that could result in tragedy for both her and the child.An-Na spends years in servitude and hardship before becoming a soldier herself, though in the Revolutionary Army, not the Imperial Army. Meanwhile, Little Dragon - An-Na and Yong-Gan's son - grow up in the home of his paternal grandparents. A holy man notices Little Dragon and teaches him Buddhist philosophy and traditions, giving him direction and purpose.
Author: Richard L. Cheng |
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publication Date: Aug 17, 2017 |
Number of Pages: 144 pages |
Language: English |
Binding: Paperback |
ISBN-10: 1974503860 |
ISBN-13: 9781974503865 |