Published 2003
by Doubleday Canada in Toronto, ON .
Written in English
Abandoned on the steps of a Chinese orphanage and then adopted by a Canadian family, Grace Parker shows no interest in her Chinese ancestry until she begins a personal quest, studying Mandarin and eventually going to China to search for her birth parents.
Edition Notes
| Statement | Ting-xing Ye ; with William Bell. |
| Genre | Fiction. |
| Contributions | Bell, William, 1945- |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PZ7.Y29 Th 2003 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 227 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 227 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16512663M |
| ISBN 10 | 0385659520 |
| LC Control Number | 2003446835 |
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