To all appearances a lady.
As Robert Lam set off on his voyage up the coast of Vancouver Island, the last passenger he expects is a ghost. But when the spirit of Lam Fam - the woman who raised him - suddenly and mysteriously appears, the trip they embark on initiates a quest for the truth about a past both have been avoiding for too many years. Together Robert and Lam Fam relive a harrowing story that begins in nineteenth-century China and takes them on a journey through the South China Sea, across the Pacific to the shores of British Columbia and the dangerous, secretive labyrinth of the B.C. opium trade. There follows a rich and compelling tale of love and deception, greed and drugs - all set against a background of fascinating historical detail and the clash of transplanted cultures.
Record details
- ISBN: 0143053469 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780143053460
- Physical Description: 348 p ; 14 x 22 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Penguin Canada, 2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | New York Times Book Review Notable Book |
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Subject: | Mothers > Death > Fiction. Mothers and sons > Fiction. |
Genre: | General fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Terrace Public Library | Bow (Text) | 35151000423954 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |