{"product_id":"9780990807599","title":"Ten Thousand Flowers: Stories From the New Ming Quong","description":"This new edition includes 8 new haibun\/ chapters, a haiga with picture, more haiku, and web-links to an interview and a video.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1935, two year old Nona Mock Wyman was abandoned at the Ming Quong Home, a Chinese girl's orphanage in Los Gatos, California. Now, eighty-three year old Nona captures her life (after the orphanage) in Walnut Creek, California.\u003cbr\u003eTen Thousand Flowers is told with honesty and truth, sprinkled with refreshing humor.\u003cbr\u003eIt captures fascinating stories and lessons learned emanating from the forty-seven years as the owner of Ming Quong, a store in suburban Walnut Creek dating back to the 1960's.\u003cbr\u003eSimply told, Nona's memoirs are written in 'haibun' form (prose with haiku). Haiku from Nona, customers and friends are included. \u003cbr\u003eHistory is recorded with stories of Walnut Creek's bustling growth. 'Ming Quong' is the oldest existing store on Main Street and named one of the '7 Wonders of the East Bay.'","brand":"Dvs Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49896201060592,"sku":"9780990807599","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990807599","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}