Eight years later, they are dividing the household expenses equally, although Harold now earns seven times more than Lena does. Clair Lena establishes her husband, Harold Livotny, in his own architectural firm, providing him with seed money and ideas. She has a daughter, Shoshana, from her first marriage. After the failure of her first marriage, she falls in love with fellow accountant Rich Shields. Waverly Jong A childhood chess prodigy, Waverly becomes a successful tax accountant. After a breakdown, she comes into her own and learns to assert herself. Her husband, Ted, leaves her and demands possession of their home. Rose Hsu Jordan A timid person, Rose is unable to make decisions. She finds her identity when she meets her twin half-sisters in China, after her mother's death. Now a copywriter for a small advertising firm, Jing-mei is easily humiliated by those who possess greater self-confidence. Jing-mei "June" Woo Her mother tries to make her a piano prodigy, but Jing-mei lacks both talent and drive. She must confront her past in order to regain her sense of self. He adores her, but she has lost her spirit.
Clair, and they marry and move to America. Then she moves to the city and becomes a shop girl. When her husband leaves her for an opera singer, she has an abortion and lives in poverty for ten years. Clair Ying-ying grew up a fearless, reckless girl amid great wealth. They have three children: Winston, Vincent, and Waverly. She comes to America, gets a job in a fortune cookie factory, meets and marries Tin Jong.
She is treated very badly and finally tricks the family into releasing her from the marriage. Lindo Jong Betrothed at infancy to Tyan-yu, Lindo marries him when she is twelve years old, after floods destroy her parents' home. Her youngest child, Bing, drowns in the ocean. An-mei comes to America, marries, and has seven children. She kills herself so that An-mei can have freedom. A strong, resourceful woman, Suyuan never gives up the search for her first two daughters.Īn-mei Hsu An-mei's mother, the wife of a respected scholar, loses all status when her husband dies she is raped and forced into concubinage by the wealthy Wu Tsing. They emigrate to America and have a daughter. Soon after, she meets her second husband, Canning Woo. In a desperate attempt to save her babies from the Japanese troops advancing through China, Suyuan leaves them by the side of the road. Suyuan Woo The central event in Suyuan's life is the loss of her twin baby daughters.
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