Books with title Almond Blossom

Excerpt from Almond-BlossomIt is something to have smelt the mystic rose, Although it break and leave the thorny rods. It is something to have hungered once as those Must hunger who have ate the bread of gods.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lang:- eng, Pages 381. Reprinted in 2013 with the help of original edition published long back[1921]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Title:- Almond-blossom 1921 [Hardcover] Author:- Wadsley, Olive

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From the opening lines: “CHUNG GOY ran as fast as his little sandals would permit, up the narrow flight of steps which led to the Chinese restaurant, and out on the balcony, where a crowd of Chinamen were watching for the great Procession of the Dragon. His little legs were encased in pale green silk trousers tied at the ankles, and his lavender shom (blouse) gleamed in the light of the many dragon lanterns which were swaying in the night breeze. His hair was in a long queue, and on his head he wore the little round black cap of the Chinese, with a button on top. Chung Goy was so afraid he would miss seeing the dragon. He had never seen it as yet, for he was not so very old, and now that the long-expected moment had come he fairly trembled with excitement.”

There is very few things known for sure about the author Olive Wadsley. Her birth date, as well as the year of her death, are not known for sure; she supposedly lived between 1859-1959. However, it is known for sure that she was interested in languages nad theater and has been writing actively for a publication named "The Star" during 1920-1935. There are also sources that credit her as being a passionate motorist. She is also the author of "The Flame", published in 1913, a novel that inspired the 1920 British silent romance film with the same title."Almond-Blossom" was published in 1921, and its story follows the relationships that develop between the members of a family.The story begins with Fay and Tony who have lost a child (a young son) and are still grieving. One day, Tony manages to save a little girl from drowning. She comes from an impoverished family and Tony thinks that it would be a good idea to adopt her. He slowly starts talking with Fay about it, encouraging the idea. Doro, the little girl, is so lovely and beautiful that Fay`s answer is predictably positive, so she and Tony end up adopting Doro.Their happiness grows even more when Fay discovers that she is expecting a child. They will have a son named Rex, but their happiness will be followed by tragedy as the kids grow and the family relationships change significantly. Everybody will have to struggle with different family situations, from growing up issues to loss and grief.This novel shows very well how time works its way upon people and relationships - even the closest ones! The members of this family come to the realization that even if they've known each other for so long, time makes every one of them to see the others in a different light, as their life experiences go deeper.