As the Earth Turns Silver - Alison Wong

As the Earth Turns Silver - Alison Wong (2009)

At the turn of the nineteenth century, we meet Katherine, a wife and mother living in a poor area of Wellington, NZ. Unhappy in her marriage, she plods through life with her disagreeable husband. When her circumstances change, she finds herself drawn to a young Chinese grocer, who has come to an unwelcoming city, that treated its Chinese immigrants poorly and looked on them with suspicion.

Grappling with her hidden love affair, and raising two children, I enjoyed this look at early Wellington, especially as much of the story took place in the street next to where I live, making it seem real, as I could picture the old houses and shops that used to surround us.

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