Bibliograph

Diamond Head, a novel, Cecily Wong

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Diamond Head, a novel, Cecily Wong

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Diamond Head

Oclc number

906704281

Responsibility statement

Cecily Wong

Sub title

a novel

Summary

A sweeping debut spanning from China to Hawaii that follows four generations of a wealthy shipping family whose rise and decline is riddled with secrets and tragic love--from a young, powerful new voice in fictionAt the turn of the nineteenth century, Frank Leong, a fabulously wealthy shipping industrialist, moves his family from China to the island of Oahu. But something ancient follows the Leongs to Hawaii, haunting them. The parable of the red string of fate, the cord that binds one intended beloved to her perfect match, also punishes for mistakes in love, passing a destructive knot down the family line

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