Chinese Whispers

In Search of Ivy

Alison Choy Flannigan

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English

Dennis Jones & Associates
05 March 2018

Autobiography: general; Biography - Australian

In Search of Ivy uncovers the fascinating story of the Lai family's immigration from China to Australia and their interaction with Aboriginals and Europeans making up the local Australian community.

Part historical recreation, part detective fact-gathering, the book pieces together the past in a series of vignettes linking Canton (now Guangzhou) and Hong Kong with Cooktown and Thursday Island in Far North Queensland, bringing to life the colourful atmosphere of China and the famous Palmer River Gold Rush in the late nineteenth century.

Through the eyes of the author, as she searches for the history of her mother Ivy - the inspiration behind both the family's journey and this book - the reader is invited to make the sometimes harrowing journey from one of the world's oldest cultures to a raw, new land, where the struggles of emergent multiculturalism are documented in painstaking and absorbing detail. A story of human courage, hard work and endurance in a strange land, it will resonate for anyone who has, at some stage, made a life-changing journey or dreams of doing so.

By: Alison Choy Flannigan
Imprint: Dennis Jones & Associates
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 393g
ISBN: 9780648002024
ISBN 10: 0648002020
Publication Date: 05 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Reviews for Chinese Whispers: In Search of Ivy

'We discover so much about the history of Chinese immigration to these shores ... Alison Choy Flannigan has woven a story of intricate detail. Her research and scholarship give the book a rich foundation on which she builds a memorable family history. Her material includes photographs, original documentation and press reports of events at the time ...' Anna Foster, YouByYou Books