Cornbread And Dim Sum
Memoir of a heart Glow Romance
By: Jacqueline Annette Sue
Rating: Top Pick - a must read book!
I was fascinated and riveted to this personal love story
between a Chinese man and African-American women. The sad part is that I
normally would not have picked up this type of genre of a book to read it. That
would have been a shame and I would have missed a wonderfully told tale of the
heart and the soul.
This is more than a look at the lives of two people caught up in the racial
tensions caused by their inter-racial relationship - we also get a look at
marriage, love, family values and cultural differences. Being a white male, this
book afforded me an insider view of their unique life together that I would not
otherwise have been afforded. I came away a better person for having read this
book. It opened my eyes to what love is all about. Their lives are fully exposed
on the pages of this book and honestly dealt with through the easy to read
emotional prose of the author. She takes you along her life journey as
reflections and remembrances while preparing for her younger daughter's wedding.
The writing style works to weave the past and present into a mosaic of emotional
and spiritual imagery of where their life took them.
This book is not so much about racial differences that tend to separate us but
about what is means to be a human being. I found this book hard to put down once
I got into the first several pages - I was hooked. I had devoured the entire
book in less than 24 hours on having it in my hands. I give this book my
highest rating and recommendation. This is not just a book for women or
ethnic readers - this book does deal with some racial issues that divided people
but their love story transcends all that. You will come away seeing these two
people not just as an African-American and Chinese couple but as human beings
who endured all that happened in their lives because they found a love much
greater than anything that would harm that relationship. I feel in love with
their story and think that other readers will as well.
Review by Bill McDonald
Author of "A Spiritual Warrior's Journey", "Purple Hearts", Sacred Eye"
President of The American Authors' Association
June 2004
Websites for the book:
www.jacquelinesue.com
www.cornbreadanddimsum.com
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