Temple of the Moon

Children of the Pearl #2

by Ching Yun Bezine

The three remaining children of the Pearl are caught in a world of change, from the Japanese invasion of China, to immigrant years in San Francisco, through World War II and beyond

Genres: Indonesian Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1992

About the author

Ia lahir Cina Utara pada tahun 1937, tepat sebelum invasi Jepang yang membuat keluarganya terpaksa mengungsi ke Shanghai. Di sana usaha perkapalan ayahnya berkembang pesat dan Ching Yun hidup dalam kemewahan, dilayani banyak pelayan. Tapi ketika Komunis berkuasa tahun 1949, keluarga Ching terpaksa mengungsi kembali, kali ini ke Taiwan. Memenuhi keinginan keluarganya, Ching menjadi pengacara dan menikah dengan pria pilihan orangtuanya, seorang tabib Cina yang belum dikenalnya. Pada usia 25 tahun dan dalam keadaan hamil, Ching meninggalkan suaminya, beremigrasi ke Amerika Serikat. Sambil menjalani kehidupan keras untuk bertahan sebagai orangtua tunggal, Ching berhasil meraih gelar sarjana muda dan gelar master dalam seni rupa, juga penulis 14 buku bestseller dalam bahasa Cina, diterbitkan oleh Crown Taiwan. Pada tahun 1973, ketika sedang berusaha meraih gelar Ph.D, ia bertemu Frank Bezine, psikolog dan ahli pendidikan Amerika. Mereka menikah di Hawaii setahun kemudian. Ching memulai debutnya sebagai pengarang di Amerika dengan Children of the Pearl, disusul oleh Temple of the Moon dan On Wings of Destiny. Ching dan suaminya tinggal di Michigan.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a shame that this book and the other two Children of the Pearl Books are out of print. I particularly enjoyed Temple of the Moon because of it's perspective on WWII. I've read many novels set in the time, and the overwhelming majority were set in Europe. In this book, the author writes about the political divides in China that made it vulnerable to the Japanese. The Japanese were ruthless in capturing the cities, towns, and finally villages of China. Then, there is the perspective of a Japanese woman living in Hawaii near Pearl Harbor on December 7, 2014. Some of her family survives the bombing, some do not. Her two-year-old son is sent to live in Japan to escape the internment camps - with his grandparents - to Hiroshima where he'll be safe. The young woman spends several years in an Arizona internment camp. There are vivid descriptions of the events and conditions in these various events, including the war-ending bombing of Hiroshima. Buried in all of this history are a few love stories - really interesting read! You can still find this book on the secondary market. On to #3 in the triology!

[Marcia Harbour · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was as good as the first book Children of the Pearl.

[Kezia Paramita · Rating 3 out of 5]

about experience of some peoples around second war.
about different perspective from ppl all over the world??
such as hawaii - pearl harbour,
japan - hiroshima, n else from china/west.

how they face it n how they adapt it..

preety intresting n hav adding like a drama love story

[LuAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful follow-up story to Children of the Pearl. A touching look at the lives of this second generation and the heartache they face.

[Sweetdhee]

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