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A Fish Could Love a Bird by Sheila Clarke (Paperback, 2010)

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Author: Sheila Clarke ISBN 10: 1450261566. Title: A Fish Could Love a Bird Item Condition: New. Used-Very Good: The book will be clean without any major stains or markings, the spine will be in excellent shape with only minor creasing, no pages will be missing and the cover is likely to be very clean.

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A FISH COULD LOVE A BIRD recounts the interracial marriage between Lauren, a Caucasian Canadian ar tist, and Chen, a Chinese Malaysian physician, who met at the University of British Columbia. The newly-weds will live with his parents-Wong, a rubber plantation owner, and Tan, who runs a beauty salon. Lauren, coming directly from a privileged life in Vancouver with her BFA degree in her suitcase, faces crucial challenges entering the home and culture of a Chinese family. Feeling like an alien, she is battered by superstitions, treated with mysterious potions from the apothecary and pressured from the beginning to have a boy baby. As eldest son, Chen is torn between the bounden duty to his parents and the expectations of his feisty, energetic wife. The novel gives a close look at many facets of Malaysian life-from hot ginger compresses to devils peeking in windows. In the face of overwhelming socio-cultural differences, can the marriage of Lauren and Chen survive?