Tuesday, June 21, 2011

What We're Reading: Edward



In the Shadow of the Cypress



by Thomas Steinbeck



The Monterey coast of california is the setting for this novel that covers events almost 100 years apart. In 1906, the Chinese community in the area was forced to give up a precious artifact. The ship transporting the artifact to San francisco's Chinatown explodes and sinks. Recently a scientist discovered the remains of the sunken ship. Will the artifact be found? Various parties begin to claim the undiscovered treasure. With his roots in the community, does the scientist go with the scientific or the cultural solution? The author is the son of John Steinbeck.

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