Night of Many Dreams: A Novel

by Gail Tsukiyama

Book Overview

As World War II threatens their comfortable life in Hong Kong, young Joan and Emma Lew escape with their family to spend the war years in Macao. When they return home, Emma develops a deep interest in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312199406
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A serene tour de force

I was recommended to this book by a friend, and before that, I had never even heard of the author. The plot wasn't intricate nor breathtaking, nor is it the psychological workings of the characters violently stirring. This story of Emma and the years of her childhood to adulthood set with the scenes of boisterous Hong Kong, friendly Macao, and abroad in San Francisco could only be depicted with a style of such grace and candor. Whenever I feel like a rest from the rush of this world, I would pick up another book by Tsukiyama and allow the lightness of her beautiful writing life me up.

Wonderful and Moving..

Gail Tsukiyama is one of my favorite authors! Night of Many Dreams is a wonderful tale of family and the bonds that are never broken..even over the years! The author has a wonderful way of bringing the characters to life and the book just draws you in and keeps your interest to the point of where you can't put it down. It is about relationships and how love and family transcend all tragedy..You will love this book!

Excellent detail of two sister's struggle for their identity

In Night of Many Dream there is a rich tapestry of cultural exchanges and a break from tradition that is very real and relevant to our day and age. Two sisters develop their own lifestyle aided by a strong and independent Aunt and supported by their own individual strenghts. A very good book.

...absolutely enchanting...a feeling that stays with you

This is a book that will leave you crying at the end. Maybe out of sadness, maybe out of joy, maybe for some untouched human emotion. Six very different members of my family read it...each one having the same reaction. An absolutely joy to read...peaceful, evoking, calming.

Must Read!

I've read all of Tsukiyama's books and found them to be all excellent! This book was wonderfully written and left me wanting the book never to end. I found myself glued to the book and pulled in by the characters. This book also gives you an insight to what Hong Kong was like the 1940's and 1950's.