{"product_id":"9789814346214","title":"Teardrop Story Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eCatherine Lim's controversial 1997 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Bondmaid\u003c\/i\u003e introduced American readers to the exciting voice of Singapore's best-selling author.  LIm's compelling novels fuse the elegance of Amy Tan with the authenticity of Jung Chang, creating a fascinating world with characters whose lives are determined by a heady mix of love, class, destiny, and the machinations of the gods.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Teardrop Story woman is Mei Kwei, born in Malaya in 1934 and doubly cursed -- not only is she female, she also has a tiny teardrop mole in the corner of one eye: a sign of bad luck that presages disaster.  Fate proves kinder to Mei Kwei who inherits her grandmother's extraordinary good looks and gift for storytelling.  As she grows up, Mei Kwei must cope with the attention of the men who begin to encircle her, attracted by the intensity of her beauty and by her spirit.  She runs from these men to a man who cannot love her back --  the charismatic Father Martin, a French Catholic missionary -- and the demands of the flesh and the s pirit come into fearful collision.  Set in Malaya in the turbulent 1950s, this is an irresistible story of passion and obligation where no one is safe, least of all those watched by jealous men or exacting gods.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cavendish, Marshall Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043880386800,"sku":"9789814346214","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814346214_p0.jpg?v=1763690929","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814346214","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}