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A moving, lovely cri de coeur from a father, whose daughter has moved to another country. The sense of loss and dislocation is countered by acceptance of the child's need to move away, grow up and become herself. This book would have great resonance in the Chinese diaspora, but also in any dias...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mei, Zihan (Children's author) (Author)
Other Authors:	Leng, Qin (Illustrator), Yan, Yan (Translator) (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Kids, Greystone Books, [2021].
Subjects:	New Year > China > Juvenile fiction. Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction. Parent and adult child > Juvenile fiction. Fathers > China > Juvenile fiction. Daughters > France > Juvenile fiction. Empty nesters > China > Juvenile fiction. New Year > China > Fiction. Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Empty nesters > Fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Asia. JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Alternative Family. JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious. JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration. JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural.

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Summary:	A moving, lovely cri de coeur from a father, whose daughter has moved to another country. The sense of loss and dislocation is countered by acceptance of the child's need to move away, grow up and become herself. This book would have great resonance in the Chinese diaspora, but also in any diaspora. The loss that is entailed in leaving home, while at the same time the recognition of why it is sometimes necessary is beautifully and lovingly portrayed. This book is especially timely now when so many families are forced to be apart even on traditionally essential family festivals.
Item Description:	"An Aldana Libros book." Translation of: Guo nian.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9781771647311 1771647310