When Belle Yang was forced to take refuge in her parentsā home after an abusive boyfriend began stalking her, her father entertained her with stories of old China. The history sheād ignored while growing up became a source of comfort and inspiration, and narrowed the gap separating herāan independent, Chinese-American womanāfrom her Old World Chinese parents.
In Forget Sorrow, Yang makes her debut into the graphic form with the story of her fatherās family, reunited under the House of Yang in Manchuria during the Second World War and strugglingāboth together and individuallyāto weather poverty, famine, and, later, Communist oppression. The parallels between Belle Yangās journey of self-discovery and the lives and choices of her grandfather, his brothers, and their father (the Patriarch) speak powerfully of the conflicts between generationsāand of possibilities for reconciliation.
Forget Sorrow demonstrates the power of storytelling and remembrance, as Belleāin telling this storyāfinds the strength to honor both her father and herself.
This book title, Forget Sorrow (An Ancestral Tale), ISBN: 9780393339963, by Belle Yang, published by W. W. Norton & Company (June 6, 2011) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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