| Bitter Winds Contributor(s): Bratt, Kay (Author) |
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ISBN: 1477848991 ISBN-13: 9781477848999 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | African American - Women - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: 813.6 |
| LCCN: 2013914051 |
| Series: Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.85 lbs) 322 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The third audiobook of the Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters series, Bitter Winds follows the saga of Chinese couple Benfu and Calli, and the abandoned young women in their care. Even after a decade of pain, Ivy remains closely tethered to Lily--her blind twin sister--and haunted by her mother's admission the night their home burned, almost taking Lily's life: "I'm sorry. Take care of your sister." Years later, as Lily begins to navigate the world on her own, the police mistakenly toss the blind girl in a cell, and Ivy realizes she must find her twin at all costs...even if that means risking her own freedom. After Benfu and Calli's long-lost daughter, Li Jin, finally reunited with her birth parents, she opened a shelter for unwanted children, turning her fortunes from destitution and abuse to family and fulfillment. But her friend Sami remains consumed by bitterness--and Li Jin soon realizes she needs to make a difficult choice between helping someone from the past or nurturing her own future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bratt, Kay: - Kay Bratt is a child advocate and author of the books Train to Nowhere, Chasing China, The Bridge, A Thread Unbroken, and the acclaimed memoir of her own childhood and the years she spent working in Chinese orphanages, Silent Tears: A Journey of Hope in a Chinese Orphanage. She is an active volunteer for the nonprofit organizations An Orphan's Wish (AOW) and the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for abused and neglected children. In China, she has been honored with the Pride of the City award for humanitarian work. After living in China for several years, Bratt now resides in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in South Carolina, with her husband, daughter, dog, and cat. |