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...novel--which opens in 1950s Singapore--is a fictional account of the life of Han, a girl sold into slavery at the tender age of five by her impoverished mother. Almost immediately upon her arrival at the House of Wu, Han befriends the young master, also a child, like herself, who kindly tends to her when she throws tantrums at the loss of her mother. Over the years, their friendship blossoms, and when the two become adolescents, Han falls in love with Master Wu. Although their class differences force her to internalize her passion, she vehemently resists the assaults...
...patience pays off, albeit a bit dubiously, when Wu takes her as his mistress upon his marriage. The conflict between Han and Wu's new wife, the pregnancies of each woman, the secret negotiations the three undertake with the matriarch of the House of Wu and the circumstances of Han's eventual immortalization all contribute to the superbly-crafted climax...
...Rugby was not something I had ever thought about doing," said freshman Bernadine Han. "But at registration, all these girls were standing up and screaming about rugby. They were so incredibly enthusiastic that I thought maybe I should try it. And now, I totally love...
...rice-processing mill has no rice, so it is making noodles from seaweed. Every tractor, truck, wagon and ox-cart has been mobilized to distribute food aid as it comes in. Still, the pain is spreading across this country of 24 million as unremitting hunger stalks the land. Li Han, a Chinese truck driver who crosses the frontier regularly at Guchengli, has watched it. "People over there are starving," he says, "in rural areas and in the cities. Even the soldiers are not getting good food...
...brunt of the support came from the Class of '97, from people like Cho, Chris Sue-Ling, Chris Nicholson, Brian Algra, Ioannis Dosios, Sunny Wang, Hahrie Han, Sheldon Reid and Herman Sanchez. Nicholson and Cho were the IM reps this year, but all these people came to many a game...