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Pao Author: Kerry Young

ISBN: 9781408821893 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 276 Published: 1 August 2012 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.8 Description: A richly imagined, wholly engrossing and utterly captivating novel that tells the remarkable history of twentieth century Jamaica.

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I was just a boy when I come to Jamaica.

Kingston, 1938. Fourteen-year-old Yang Pao steps off the ship from China with his mother and brother, after his father has died fighting for the revolution. They are to live with Zhang, the 'godfather' of Chinatown, who mesmerises Pao with stories of glorious Chinese socialism on one hand, and the reality of his protection business on the other.

When Pao takes over the family's affairs he becomes a powerful man. He sets his sights on marrying well, but when Gloria Campbell, a black prostitute, comes to him for help he is drawn to her beauty and strength. They begin a relationship that continues even after Pao marries Fay Wong, the 'acceptable' but headstrong daughter of a wealthy Chinese merchant.

As the political violence escalates in the 1960s the lines between Pao's socialist ideals and private ambitions become blurred. Jamaica is transforming, the tides...

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