The Moon Represents My Heart

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a b c d e f g Baranovitch, Nimrod. China's new voices: popular music, ethnicity, gender, and politics, 1978–1997 (University of California Press, 2003), pp. 10–13. Heartfelt and hopeful, weaving through decades and across continents, The Moon Represents My Heart is an unforgettable debut about one extraordinary family, the gift that threatens to tear them apart and the love that binds them together. InThe Moon Represents My Heart,Pim Wangtechawat paints an emotional and panoramic portrait of a family as united by their gift asthey are tested by it. Intimate, tender, and imaginative, this novel takes the reader on a time-traveling adventure while imparting the wisdom of how cherished and truly priceless time is.” Katherine J. Chen, author of Joan

Still, much of what we’re given seems like random window-dressing rather than carefully planned and executed décor: a Chinese platter here and a London park there. Perhaps the most authentic depiction in The Moon is that of Kowloon, where we feel the crowded conditions of the Walled City and the squalid life its residents are forced to endure. Largely, though, the world the author gives us is two-dimensional.The lyrics to the song were written by Sun Yi [ zh] ( 孫儀) [5] [6] and the music was composed by Weng Ching-hsi ( 翁清溪). [7] It was first sung by Chen Fen-lan ( 陳芬蘭) in 1972 or 1973 for Chen's album Dreamland ( 夢鄉) [7] [8] but was made famous by Teresa Teng's version later in 1977. [9] [10] Teng's rendition, which is three minutes and 29 seconds long, [11] was described as a "love song with a waltz-like lilt". [12] Legacy [ edit ] I can’t wait to start recommending this book to more Cantonese folks in my life; this book already had me reeling in my feelings as an immigrant and an inheritor of painful legacies of migration, let alone if it’s my own family’s history being explored. And it does so with so much love, painstaking detail, and profound empathy for its characters, even when they make the most unfortunate, obsessive decisions (I’m looking at you, Tommy). timing ought to give you hope. If the timing of something could be wrong, there was the possibility of it someday being right.” Buzzing: Chyi Chin proposes to Belle". news.asiaone.com, 26 January 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2014. I wish I loved this book! It has all the qualities that I usually like. But let me try to explain...

WuDunn, Sheryl (10 May 1995). Teresa Teng, Singer, 40, Dies; Famed in Asia for Love Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2014. To say that I loved this book is likely the understatement of the year. “The Moon Represents My Heart” is as if a painter decided to trade their watercolors for words, a dazzling novel that explores heartache and loss in more ways than one. I added one more star after discussing with an incredible friend who gave this book 5 stars and seemed to get what the author try to achieve — so this extra star was actually for my friend 🌝] The Wang family is hiding a secret—they all have the ability to time travel. When parents Joshua and Lily depart for the past and never return, their children Tommy and Eva are forced to deal with their grief alone. Eva tries to find her place in the present, while Tommy is pulled further and further into a past that he hopes holds the truth. When he falls in love with a woman from 1930s London Chinatown, his inability to confront his own history has serious ramifications for the people who can truly bring him happiness. Heartfelt and hopeful, weaving through decades and across continents, The Moon Represents My Heart is an unforgettable debut about one extraordinary family, the gift that threatens to tear them apart and the love that binds them together.

The Moon Represents My Heart is a story about relationships between parent and child, whether one can accept the choices of the other, and whether they would make the same decision again." The Wang family are hiding a secret―they all have the ability to time travel. When parents Joshua and Lily depart for the past and never return, their children Tommy and Eva are forced to deal with their grief alone. Eva might be trying to find her place in the present, but Tommy is pulled further and further into a past that he hopes holds the truth. When he falls in love with a woman from 1930s London Chinatown, his inability to confront his own history has serious ramifications for the people who can truly bring him happiness.

The Moon Represents My Heart” brings up themes of isolation and loneliness due to an assortment of reasons, be they due to race or due to a person’s inability to confront the reason for their failures, and it’s one that is sure to resonate with readers. This is one of those quiet, contemplative gems that makes you feel something, and definitely one of the strongest debut for this year. I was hoping for a few more answers by the end, but I suppose the book isn’t about that. There were some beautiful moments, but unfortunately, overall, it just left me feeling a tad deflated. The Moon Represents My Heart(incidentally, also the title of a Mandarin pop classicmade famous by Teresa Teng in 1977) will be published next spring by OneWorld Publications in the U.K., with Italian rights sold to Keller Editore. Tanu, Elrica (29 September 2010). "Teresa Teng tribute". RazorTV via AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010 . Retrieved 10 November 2014. Chan, Dawn (24 October 2010). "Hearty tribute to Teresa Teng". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 . Retrieved 10 November 2014.There is an interesting cast of characters in this novel, and the family relationships and dynamics are well drawn. I loved the Asian family setting and cultural context, and the prose is beautifully descriptive and lyrical, at times breaking into free verse. It is very easy to read as a result, but, at the same time, the shifting strands of time mean that you need to concentrate to work out where in the story you are. In The Moon Represents My Heart, Pim Wangtechawat paints an emotional and panoramic portrait of a family as united by their gift as they are tested by it. Intimate, tender and imaginative, this novel takes the reader on a time-traveling adventure while imparting the wisdom of how cherished and truly priceless time is." - Katherine J Chen Netflix hasn’t disclosed how many episodes this limited series will have, but six to eight would be a good guess as that’s the usual Netflix standard these days.

Oneworld has scooped "an immersive and rewarding" debut novel byThai-Chinese writerPim Wangtechawat.Mabey said: "Pim has written a truly heart-warming, richly poetic novel, brimming with tenderness, joy and loss, and I found myself rooting for each character in this immersive, multivocal time-travelling novel. Sitting in that wonderful sweet spot between literary and upmarket fiction, I’m incredibly excited to be able to include it in the launch list for our new commercial fiction imprint here at Oneworld.” Through her work, she aims to tell stories that reflect our shared humanity, and bring more Asian narratives to the forefront of literature.