A River of Stars

In a powerful debut novel about motherhood, immigration, and identity, a pregnant Chinese woman makes her way to California and stakes a claim to the American dream.Holed up with other moms to be in a secret maternity home in Los Angeles, Scarlett Chen is far from her native China, where she worked in a factory job and fell in love with the owner, Boss Yeung Now she s carrying his baby Already married with three daughters, he s overjoyed because the doctors confirmed he will finally have the son he has always wanted To ensure that his son has every advantage, he has shipped Scarlett off to give birth on American soil U.S citizenship will open doors for their little prince.As Scarlett awaits the baby s arrival, she chokes down bitter medicinal stews and spars with her imperious housemates The only one who fits in even less is Daisy, a spirited teenager and fellow unwed mother who is being kept apart from her American boyfriend.Then a new sonogram of Scarlett s baby reveals the unexpected Panicked, she escapes by hijacking a van only to discover that she has a stowaway Daisy, who intends to track down the father of her child They flee to San Francisco s bustling Chinatown, where Scarlett will join countless immigrants desperately trying to seize their piece of the American dream What Scarlett doesn t know is that her baby s father is not far behind her A River of Stars is an entertaining, wildly unpredictable adventure, told with empathy and wit It s a vivid examination of home and belonging, and a moving portrayal of a woman determined to build her own future. Download A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua – kino-fada.fr 4.5 starsThose who live in Southern California may remember that several years ago, there was a huge boom in birthing tourism where pregnant women in China would pay a lofty sum for the privilege of traveling to the United States to give birth so that their babies would automatically get American citizenship The most notorious of the maternity centers that made these types of arrangements for the women were all located in San Gabriel, an area that was and still is home to a large 4.5 starsThose who live in Southern California may remember that several years ago, there was a huge boom in birthing tourism where pregnant women in China would pay a lofty sum for the privilege of traveling to the United States to give birth so that their babies would automatically get American citizenship The most notorious of the maternity centers that made these types of arrangements for the women were all located in San Gabriel, an area that was and still is home to a large community of immigrant Chinese Seven years ago, the largest of these centers all operated by the same person was raided and shut down after neighbors complained about noise coming from the property auth...3.5 starsThere are a number of things that I liked about this book It covers the tough and highly relevant, timely issue of immigration We get a view of the inequities in Chinese society in its view of people and the awful conditions in the factories and the difficulties of immigrants once they arrive in the US I mostly liked it for the character of Scarlett Chen, who is determined to do what it takes to give her American born child the opportunities she herself never got as a country girl in 3.5 starsThere are a number of things that I liked about this book It covers the tough and highly relevant, timely issue of ...4 refreshing stars to A River of Stars Happy Publication Day to A River of Stars, a wonderfully told story of the Chinese immigrant experience from the perspective of a new mother A River of Stars focuses on Scarlett Chen, a factory worker who has an affair with the married owner, Boss Heung Scarlett is pregnant, and doctors tell her that she and Boss Heung will be having a boy, which is everything to Boss He has three daughters and has always desired a son Boss Heung becomes obsessed 4 refreshing stars to A River of Stars Happy Publication Day to A River of Stars, a wonderfully told story of the Chinese immigrant experience from the perspective of a new mother A River of Stars focuses on Scarlett Chen, a factory worker who has an affair with the married owner, Boss Heung Scarlett is pregnant, and doctors tell her that she and Boss Heung will be having a boy, which is everything to Boss He has three daughters and has always desired a son Boss Heung becomes obsessed with the baby s care in utero and wants him to have the best of the best In securing that, he sends Scarlett to the U.S to live in a secret home with other pregnant Chinese women, most of them immigrants The plan is for Scarlett to give birth in America, which will hopefully provide a lifetime of opportunities for the baby While living in the home, Scarlett is forced to get along with difficult housemates and take part...A RIVER OF STARS splits the Chinese immigrant story into a kaleidoscopic spectrum, putting human faces to the many groups rich and poor, privileged and marginalized, documented and not who come to America Vanessa Hua s debut is an utterly absorbing novel about the ruthless love of parenthood...Scarlett Chen is thirty six years old when she has an affair with her married boss at the factory she works at He sends her to America to a house for pregnant women where they re told the only things they can eat and do He does this to give what he thinks will be his first son all the advantages America offers Scarlett realizes that he ll take the baby away from h...At Perfume Bay, the mothers were treated like children, so that their children would obtain the most precious gift of all American citizenship Scarlett has been sent to California by her much older, married lover to deliver their child, his only son, on American soil She s stuck in a home with some other expectant mothers, guarded by an unpleasant harridan named Mama Fang When Scarlett s sonogram reveals a big surprise, she and a pregnant teenager go AWOL, each hoping to find the American At Perfume Bay, the mothers were treated like children, so that their children would obtain the most precious gift of all American citizenship Scarlett has been sent to California by her much older, married lover to deliver their child, his only son, on American soil She s stuck in a home with some other expectant mothers, guarded by an unpleasant harridan named Mama Fang When Scarlett s sonogram reveals a big surprise, she and a pregnant teenager go AWOL, each hoping to find the American dream in a place as strange as San Francisco I m going to give this one four stars because, on the whole, I found it to be a compelling and unusual story I have one big problem, however, which still bothers me as I write this much of the book has comic elements, and yet the story itself is pretty serious The reader starts to laugh, before remembering the...A slow, moving story about two pregnant women, Scarlett and Daisy, who escape a dangerous situation and flee to San Francisco s bustling Chinatown There, they raise and nurture their children while carving out their own piece of the American dream Behind the scenes, the father of Scarlett s child, Boss Yeung, wants to find Scarlett so he can reclaim their child and maintain his legacy I liked this book a lot for its portrayal of the immigrant experience in America Scarlett and Daisy both A slow, moving story about two pregnant women, Scarlett and Daisy, who escape a dangerous situation and flee to San Francisco s bustling Chinatown There, they raise and nurture their children while carving out their own piece of the American dream Behind the scenes, the father of Scarlett s child, Boss Yeung, wants t...Here in America, she might change the world but she had to hurry before someone else didScarlett Chen s married lover requests she travel from China to America to give birth to their son The benefit of having American citizenship in the family is priceless Of course, Scarlett will have to give the highly desired baby boy to him and his wife thereafter In return, she will have freedom and a generous amount of money for her sacrifice and silence So with few other options, ScarlettHere in America, she might change the world but she had to hurry before someone else didScarlett Chen s married lover requests she travel from China to America to give birth to their son The benefit of having America...Audiobook read by Jennifer Lim This is an audiobook I was looking forward to I bought this about a year ago an Audible purchase Time got away from me and it took me this long to get to it I remember loving other members reviews plus I m interested in Asian American culture But I m not going to finish it or rate it I listened to the Audiobook a couple of hours I didn t enjoy the slapstick comedy A character DROPPED THE BABY Was I suppose to laugh The baby dialogue was tedious What Audiobook read by Jennifer Lim This is an audiobook I was looking forward to I bought this about a year ago an Audible purchase Time got away from me and it took me this long to get to it I remember loving other members reviews plus I m interested in Asian American culture But I m not going to finish it or rate it I listened to the Audiobook a couple of hours I didn t enjoy the slapstick ...Vanessa Hua s first novel is wonderful I enjoyed this novel about Scarlett Chen, a Chinese woman factory manager who is impregnated by her rich lover boss He sends her away to Perfume Bay, a place in America where Chinese women are housed and where they can deliver their babies The goal ofcourse is to have the baby in US soil with automatic American citizenship Scarlett is really a very interesting complex character and I admire her pluck There are many themes that bring this novel together Vanessa Hua s first novel is wonderful I enjoyed this novel ...

• English
• 07 April 2019
Vanessa Hua
• Hardcover
• 289 pages
• 0399178783
• Vanessa Hua
• A River of Stars