Midnight At The Dragon Cafe
Judy Fong Bates is an author I chanced upon in the Library. I had not heard of her before.
The story is about the life of a Chinese family from the Mainland that immigrated to small town Canada in Ontario. It is interesting in that it gives a glimpse into how the family and probably many others like theirs adapted to life in a foreign land fleeing from the communist regime of the time.
What The Body Remembers
Sahuna Singh Baldwin was born abroad but brought up in India and settled abroad. The story is written from a women's perspective. Provides enough insights into a strong woman's mind who had no freedom to express it. It is also entwined with India's Independence and the partition which can evoke familiar emotions of forgotten sorrows.
I am not sure I will be looking for works from these authors diligently but I won't run away if one chances upon me.
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