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A thin slice of heaven / Paul Wah.

Nā: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa: [Lower Hutt] : Paul Wah, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Whakaahuatanga: 367 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780473412463
  • 0473412462
Tētahi atu taitaia:
  • Thin slice of heaven = Tiāntáng bópiàn [Cover title]
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • NZ823.3 23
Summary: A historical novel recounting the adventures of the author's great-grandfather, Ng Leung Kee, who migrated to New Zealand in 1880 and set up a successful Chinese merchant business in Wellington. Ng Leung Kee returned to Tiansum, China in 1922, to take his grandson Leslie to receive a Chinese education. They faced significant challenges, including the kidnapping of Leslie by bandits, during a period of tumultuous political, economic and social conditions in China.
Ngā rārangi e kitea ai tēnei tuemi: New Zealand Authors - Adult Fiction
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A historical novel recounting the adventures of the author's great-grandfather, Ng Leung Kee, who migrated to New Zealand in 1880 and set up a successful Chinese merchant business in Wellington. Ng Leung Kee returned to Tiansum, China in 1922, to take his grandson Leslie to receive a Chinese education. They faced significant challenges, including the kidnapping of Leslie by bandits, during a period of tumultuous political, economic and social conditions in China.

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