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River of Dust
Virginia Pye
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Description for River of Dust
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 285.
On the windswept plains of northwestern China, Mongol bandits swoop down upon an American missionary couple and steal their small child. The reverend sets out in search of the boy and becomes lost in the rugged, corrupt countryside populated by opium dens, sly nomadic warlords, and traveling circuses. This upright Midwestern minister develops a following among the Chinese peasants and is christened Ghost Man for what they perceive as his otherworldly powers. Grace, his young wife, pregnant with their second child, takes to her sick bed in the mission compound, where visions of her stolen child and lost husband begin ... Read more
On the windswept plains of northwestern China, Mongol bandits swoop down upon an American missionary couple and steal their small child. The reverend sets out in search of the boy and becomes lost in the rugged, corrupt countryside populated by opium dens, sly nomadic warlords, and traveling circuses. This upright Midwestern minister develops a following among the Chinese peasants and is christened Ghost Man for what they perceive as his otherworldly powers. Grace, his young wife, pregnant with their second child, takes to her sick bed in the mission compound, where visions of her stolen child and lost husband begin ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Unbridled Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lakewood, CO, United States
ISBN
9781609531034
SKU
V9781609531034
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About Virginia Pye
Virginia Pye holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and has taught writing at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University. A three-term president of James River Writers, a literary non-profit in Richmond, Virginia, she writes award-winning short stories that have appeared in numerous literary magazines, including The North American Review, Tampa Review and The Baltimore Review.
Reviews for River of Dust
"A vividly imagined and beautifully drawn picture of the life of Christian missionaries in China in the early 20th century."
Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China; co-author, Mao: the Unknown Story "A gemstone of a novel...River of Dust is a masterpiece." - Caroline Leavitt "The entire novel ultimately becomes an analogy for grief over a ... Read more
Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China; co-author, Mao: the Unknown Story "A gemstone of a novel...River of Dust is a masterpiece." - Caroline Leavitt "The entire novel ultimately becomes an analogy for grief over a ... Read more