The Pagoda
by Patricia Powell
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A Chinese lesbian hides on a ship bound for 1890s Jamaica, dressed as a man. On being discovered the captain rapes her, after which he establishes her in business as a man, married to a black lesbian. The story is told in a letter to a daughter by her "father," revealing a family secret.Tags
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THE PAGODA was a bizarre delivery of a horrifying history when Chinese men
were enslaved to Jamaica.
The main character, Lowe, encounters far too many contradictory secrets,
ending by embracing the murderer of the father of his daughter - a man who has brutally killed his dogs and burned
down his grocery.
Well-written, yet way too repetitive...
were enslaved to Jamaica.
The main character, Lowe, encounters far too many contradictory secrets,
ending by embracing the murderer of the father of his daughter - a man who has brutally killed his dogs and burned
down his grocery.
Well-written, yet way too repetitive...
A difficult, well written and heart rending story of a forgotton population; Chinese indentured servants in post colonial Jamaica. I had trouble finishing this book, it was emotionally relentless and brutal.
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