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Water Ghosts [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

Water Ghosts [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

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Water Ghosts [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]

by Ryan, Shawna Yang

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New York, NY: Penguin Press, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated 'For Randy-so fortunate that drinks brought us together, Writers With Drinks Nov. 2012' by author on title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. As new. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 259 p. Audience: General/trade. The winner of the UC Davis Maurice Prize, the novel was also a finalist for the Northern California Book Award and was long-listed for the Asian American Literary Award. Ryan is also the author of 'Green Island'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

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A mesmerizing debut novel that weaves history and mythology around a community of Chinese immigrants and the ghosts that haunt them Locke, California, 1928. Three bedraggled Chinese women appear out of the mist in a small Chinese farming town on the Sacramento River. Two are unknown to its residents, while the third is the long-lost wife of Richard Fong, the handsome manager of the local gambling parlor. As the lives of the townspeople become inextricably intertwined with the newly arrived women, their frightening power is finally revealed. A lyrical imagining of what happens when a Chinese ghost story comes true, Water Ghosts is a rich tale of human passions and mingling cultures that will appeal to readers of Lisa See, Anchin Min, and Gail Tsukiyama.

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Title
Water Ghosts [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
Author
Ryan, Shawna Yang
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
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Fine
Quantity Available
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Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10
1594202079
ISBN 13
9781594202070
Publisher
Penguin Press
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
2009
Pages
272

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