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TITLE:
Two trees make a forest : [kit] in search of my family's past among Taiwan's mountains and coasts / Jessica J. Lee.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
Toronto : Hamish Hamilton,
Physical Description:
Books.+ 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Taiwan is an island of extremes: towering mountains, lush forests, and barren escarpment. Between shifting tectonic plates and a history rife with tension, the geographical and political landscape is forever evolving. After unearthing a hidden memoir of her grandfather's life, Jessica J. Lee seeks to piece together the fragments of her family's history as they moved from China to Taiwan, and then on to Canada. But as she navigates the tumultuous terrain of Taiwan, Lee finds herself having to traverse fissures in language, memory, and history, as she searches for the pieces of her family left behind. Interlacing a personal narrative with Taiwan's history and terrain, Two Trees Make a Forest is an intimate examination of the human relationship with geography and nature, and offers an exploration of one woman's search for history and belonging amidst an ever-shifting landscape.
Audience:
For bookclub participants.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780735239579
