katharines 's review for:

The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy
3.0

This is the first book I've read of this kind. A fictional story based on real experiences of Chinese immigrants in Vancouver during wartime. Focusing on three children of the family, telling stories from their viewpoints, all with a common theme of trying to fight who they are (or, in the case of the girt, who she is being told she is). The ending almost brought me to tears.