Ebook {Epub PDF} A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua

 · A River of Stars. By Vanessa Hua. (Ballantine; pages; $27) Chelsea Leu. Chelsea Leu Chelsea Leu has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books and the Rumpus, among other publications. Email: books@www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins.  · Even though, A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua is a novel, it is very much grounded in reality for millions of men, women, and children living in fear and unknowns here in the U.S. and around the world. Scarlett is a 37 year old Chinese woman who . A River of Stars. " 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 and the universal truth that sometimes family runs deeper than blood alone.

Vanessa Hua is the author of the short story collection Deceit and Other Possibilities (new edition, Counterpoint Press, ) and the novel River of Stars. For two decades she has been writing, in journalism and fiction, about Asia and the Asian diaspora. She has received the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, and the San Francisco. Vanessa Hua's novel A RIVER OF STARS is an eyes wide open look at why people long to come to America to realize their dreams. Dreams for better opportunities, jobs, education, freedom, everything. Undocumented characters experience, just as they do in real time, the saddest excuse for what Lady Liberty promised. A River of Stars: A Novel audiobook written by Vanessa Hua. Narrated by Jennifer Lim. Get instant access to all your favorite books. No monthly commitment. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Try Google Play Audiobooks today!

A Review of A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua. A River of Stars follows Chinese factory department head, Scarlett Chen, on her harrowing journey as an undocumented immigrant in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Scarlett falls for her married supervisor, and becomes pregnant during their affair. As the father of three daughters, Boss Yueng is delighted to find out Scarlett is having a boy, and to keep her safe from his family, he sends her to a secret home for pregnant Chinese women in Los Angeles. Vanessa Hua’s novel A RIVER OF STARS is an eyes wide open look at why people long to come to America to realize their dreams. Dreams for better opportunities, jobs, education, freedom, everything. Undocumented characters experience, just as they do in real time, the saddest excuse for what Lady Liberty promised. They are not able to breathe free. A River of Stars is a vivid examination of home and belonging and a moving portrayal of a woman.