The Excluded Wife

By Yuen-Fong Woon

Book Overview

A village woman from South China, Sau-Ping marries an Overseas Chinese from Canada in the late 1920s but the Exclusion Act prohibits her from joining him in Canada. For more than twenty years she remains in China, separated from her husband, taking care of his family members and struggling to survive during a turbulent period of Chinese history. To escape political persecution Sau-Ping flees to Hong Kong and spends three years enduring the appalling conditions of a refugee. With the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act she is finally reunited with her husband in Canada, but her struggle continues as she tries to rebuild her life with a husband she barely knows in an alien culture she does not understand. The Excluded Wife gives voice to the first generation of post-war Chinese immigrant women, capturing the tragedy, courage, and triumph of those women who made the epic journey from China to Canada.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773517308
• ISBN13: 9780773517301
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Carleton University Press
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent and Engaging

This book was an excellent way of telling history through a story. The characters are strong, interesting, and true to the Chinese-Canadian heritage. The difficulties in China during the Communist revolution, and the tales of the desire to come to Canada are truthful, and are filled with emotion. I would recommend this book to anyone who appreciates true literary masterpieces. One of my favourite novels.