From the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, from Kwangtung, China to Wellington and Dunedin and the battlefields of the Western Front – A story of two families. Yung faces a new land that does not welcome the Chinese. Alone, Katherine struggles to raise her children and find her place in the world. In a climate of hostility towards the foreign newcomers, Katherine and Yung embark on a poignant and far-reaching love affair . . . . He came from behind and held her in his arms, told her to look again at earth and sky and water. Could she see how the world turned silver? People died, he told her, because they were afraid. They did not go out at night on dangerous water. They did not see the earth as it turned overnight to silver.

¿Qué pasaría si el amor de tu vida estuviera también predestinado a destruirla? A comienzos del siglo XX, en Nueva Zelanda, numerosos inmigrantes se establecieron en el bullicioso barrio chino de Wellington, donde los hermanos Yung y Shun se ganan la vida para poder mantener a sus familiares en China. Todos deben adaptarse si quieren sobrevivir y prosperar en su nuevo lugar adoptivo. Mientras, en la otra parte de la ciudad, Katherine McKechnie lucha por criar a sus hijos tras la muerte de su esposo Donald, un estridente periodista ultraconservador, idolatrado por su rebelde hijo adolescente Robbie y que tenía aterrorizada a toda la familia. Cuando Katherine conoce a Yung, se siente conmovida por su generosidad. Pronto inician una relación clandestina que Robbie no puede soportar. En vísperas de la I Guerra Mundial, mientras miles de jóvenes son arrastrados por una oleada de patriotismo, Robbie se apropia del honor de la familia. Y al hacerlo, coloca a su madre en el corazón de una tragedia que afectará a todos y a todo lo que resulta querido para ella... Una inolvidable historia de amor. Una novela sobre la lucha contra el racismo y los orígenes del feminismo.

Comme nombre de ses concitoyens, Yung Wong a quitté Canton pour la « Nouvelle Montagne d’Or », une Nouvelle-Zélande pleine de promesses pour les immigrants chinois du début du XXe siècle. Alors que ce jeune marchand rêve de poésie et de modernité, il est confronté très vite à la xénophobie quotidienne des « diables blancs » de Wellington. Sa rencontre avec Katherine, jeune veuve d’un journaliste macho, raciste et arrogant, adoucit bientôt la douleur de l’exil. Mais dans cette société corsetée, une femme qui s’éprend d’un Chinois s’expose à tout perdre...

Traveling to Hong Kong is a great adventure. Join us for an action-packed day and see what sights and foods we will enjoy at each hour! Next Stop: Hong Kong! is a bilingual Mandarin-English book that takes children on a journey to Hong Kong, a busy city that never sleeps. With the story’s packed itinerary and an attached clock with movable hands, young readers will have the opportunity to practice matching and telling time on their very own clock while discovering many fun attractions and delicious, popular food from Hong Kong. Let’s go visit Lantau Island by cable car, eat wonton noodle soup, enjoy the scenic skyline view of Victoria Harbour while snacking on egg waffles, and more! Children will love the vibrant colors, detailed artwork, and the hands-on play clock, which make it fun to learn about a different city while also reinforcing the concept of matching and telling time.

Traveling to Hong Kong is a great adventure. Join us for an action-packed day and see what sights and foods we will enjoy at each hour! Next Stop: Hong Kong is a bilingual Cantonese-English book that takes children on a journey to Hong Kong, a busy city that never sleeps. With the story’s packed itinerary and an attached clock with movable hands, young readers will have the opportunity to practice matching and telling time on their very own clock while discovering many fun attractions and delicious, popular food from Hong Kong. Let’s go visit Lantau Island by cable car, eat wonton noodle soup, enjoy the scenic skyline view of Victoria Harbour while snacking on egg waffles, and more! Children will love the vibrant colors, detailed artwork, and the hands-on play clock, which make it fun to learn about a different city while also reinforcing the concept of matching and telling time.