The teardrop story woman

Catherine Lim

first published 1998 Overlook Press, 1998 329 pages

The Teardrop Story woman is Mei Kwei, born in Malaya in 1934 and doubly cursed - not only is she female, but she also has a tiny teardrop mole in the corner of one eye: a sign of bad luck that presages disaster. Fate proves kinder to Mei Kwei who inherits her grandmother's extraordinary good looks and gift for storytelling. As she grows up, Mei Kwei must cope with the attention of the men who begin to encircle her, a...

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The teardrop story woman = edition · 1999 · Orion · 392 pages
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