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Ang Chin Geok Message Board 3/31/2012 8:57:51 PM
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Wind and Water
Wind and Water is the story of three generations of Chinese women, told by each in turn. Soo Teen tells the story of how her family moved from China to Singapore and how she is one of six daughters, in a family which traditionally values boy children as good fortune. Soo Teen describes how her mother 'bought' a son, assuming this would bring good luck. Contradictorily, the son brings more bad luck on the family, including the choices of husbands the ...