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Love
Made of Heart--a mother/daughter novel by Teresa LeYung
Ryan
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“The Chinese
word for 'love' is made up of many brush strokes. In the center of
the word 'love' is the word 'heart.' Love is made of
heart…”
A mother's mental
illness forges forgiveness in Ruby Lin, a daughter with a secret
past. |
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LOVE MADE OF HEART
is recommended by theCalifornia School Library
Association and the California Reading
Association.
LOVE MADE
OF HEART is recommended-reading in sociology classes at U.C.
Berkeley.
LOVE MADE
OF HEART is required-reading in Advance Composition ESL
classes at City College of San
Francisco.
"My warmest
gratitude to teachers, librarians, mental-health advocates, and the
bookselling community for introducing Love Made of
Heart to readers.
Publisher's Note:
Kensington Publishing Corp, NY
“The Chinese word for 'love' is
made up of many brush strokes. In the center of the word 'love' is
the word 'heart.' Love is made of heart…”
Twenty-seven-year-old Ruby Lin has
what many women envy: a beautiful apartment in one of San
Francisco's best neighborhoods, a busy social life, and a coveted
position as manager of special events for the tony St. Mark's
Hotel. But it's Ruby's personal life that's become unmanageable
ever since the day her mother's emotional breakdown
forced Ruby to hospitalize her,
shaming the family. Now, Ruby is caught in the crossroads between
two vastly different cultures—one in which she is the American
girl, raised on kitschy television shows and
black-and-white movies, and one in which she is known only as
Daughter, the eldest, fulfiller of
responsibilities.
In putting together the pieces of
her mother's life, Ruby finds herself exploring the wounds of her
own past. Starting with a forbidden locked tin box and the
yellowing photograph inside, Ruby embarks on a startling journey of
self-discovery that takes her through a family history rife with
violence, betrayal and loss that reaches back through generations,
from China to America, and finally to the secret pain of a mother's
sacrifice. Like the Chinese calligraphy that adorns her walls, Ruby
comes to see that “life is not a straight road,” but a language
drawn with many brush strokes, where
every misunderstanding must yield to the simple message of the
heart.
Filled with warmth and wisdom,
this luminous debut novel heralds the arrival of an exciting new
voice in fiction as it explores the complex bonds between mothers
and daughters, the choices that divide us, and the love that brings
us home.
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Love Made Of Heart
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Author:
Teresa LeYung Ryan
Pub Date :
Oct-03
Imprint :
Kensington
Format
: Trade Paperback |
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Love Made of
Heart is listed in Wikipedia when you search:
"Chinese Immigration to the United States"
Autobiographies and novels:
- Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior:
Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, Vintage 1989
(Neuausgabe),
ISBN 0679721886
- Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club, Putnam Adult
1989,
ISBN 0399134204
- Laurence Yep, Dragonwings. Golden Mountain
Chronicles. 1903, (HarperTrophy) 1977,
ISBN 0064400859
- Teresa LeYung Ryan, Love Made of Heart,
Kensington Publishing Corporation (Neuausgabe),
ISBN 0758202172
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_immigration_to_the_United_States
Teresa LeYung Ryan is so proud that her work is included in the
same list as the works of Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, and
Laurence Yep, especially when Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman
Warrior inspired Teresa to begin writing Love Made of
Heart. |
PRAISE and REVIEWS for
Love Made of
Heart
| “Love Made Of Heartis a book made of
wisdom. Teresa LeYung Ryan writes of mothers and daughters, but the
truth of her fiction strikes much deeper; beyond family, beyond
gender, all the way to the fragile, universal heart.” |
| Frank Baldwin, author of Jake & Mimi
and Balling the Jack | |
| "Love Made of Heart, a
semi-autobiographical story of a young Chinese immigrant and her
mother . . . For those seeking inspirationduring difficult times,
this courageous book is half hot tub, half massage. But only after
some painful, albeit unpredictable plot twists." |
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Lori Hope, film maker and author of Help MeLive:
20 Things People with Cancer Want You to
Know | |
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| “In Love Made of Heart Teresa LeYung
Ryan beautifully captures the vicissitudes of youth and growing up
Asian in America with a story that is irrevocably honest. Her prose
is poignant and sensitive and her characters strong and
unforgettable. This is a brilliant debut.” |
| Gus Lee, author of China Boy and Chasing
Hepburn | |
| “With raw, engaging dialogue as its
narrative essence, LOVE MADE OF HEART dismantles the easy clichés
of unconscious loyalties and entices us with searing honesty to
journey through complex psychological realms with its female
protagonist until we are left with a quiet appreciation of the
truthfully tender.” |
| Lydia Kwa, author of This Place Called
Absence | |
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| “In the novel Love Made Of Heart,
Ruby's struggles to make peace with her life etch themselves deeply
into the reader's own heart, so that you find yourself caring and
wondering about how she is doing long after you've read the last
page of her story.” |
| Carol Schaefer, author of The Other
Mother | |
| "The latest wisdom of womanhood in
print . . . In her debut novel, Teresa LeYung Ryan presents the
struggle between a mother and daughter complicated by the clash of
two cultures . . . the young woman's long journey to find love is
beautifully illustrated in the book's title . . ." |
| Barbara Sloane for The
Montclarion |
| “Love is what we seek and what many
of us have, but do not recognize. By prying apart lives held fast
with secrets, protagonist Ruby Lin, in search of happiness and a
sense of belonging, finds both in the knowledge and acceptance of
oneself.” |
| Kate Kelley, Books Inc., San
Francisco | |
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Reviews from
Readers:
“Teresa LeYung Ryan spins a
tale of deep thoughtful characters and a sad story you can't put
down. It is about important issues such as mental illness,
childhood scars . . . I think this story will hit home for
many people. I would encourage all women to read this wonderful
mother-daughter
story. Reader in Mountain View,
Ca
“A few weeks ago, I decided to
search for Asian authors at Borders. Your book, Love
Made Of Heart, was the first book I came upon.
I read the excerpt and was instantly hooked. I bought the
book, having never heard the title, and could not put the book
down. I read it in one sitting. I thought, now here's a
book that I can relate to.”
Reader in
Madison
,
WI
“I wanted to let you know I
finished Love Made of Heart, over the Christmas holidays,
and the ending -- Ruby's past -- all took me by surprise (in a good
way)! It proved quite a turn of events, and her epiphany was
gratifying. I very much enjoyed the book and am looking
forward to your next
one.”
Reader in NY,
NY
January 28, 2004, 5
Stars.
I loved this book.
Love Made of Heart is a very gripping story of 27-year-old
Ruby Lin's journey toward accepting herself and her mother and
coming to terms with her past. I couldn't put this book down. It is
a fantastic story of a mother and daughter, of two sisters, and of
the importance of surrogate elders. Although it is a sad story, it
is also very hopeful story. I strongly recommend it. If you enjoy
books by Amy Tan, Carol Shields and Marian Keyes you will enjoy
this book as well. I'm very much looking forward to LeYung Ryan's
next
book.
Reader in
Melbourne
,
Australia
Dear Teresa, I spent the entire
day yesterday reading your inspiring book. I couldn't put it down.
I cried at the end and wanted more. Thank you so much for writing
such a moving book. Thank you for going out into the world and
telling your story.”
Reader in
El
Cerrito, CA
“On a
Sunday afternoon I stopped by my local bookstore to pick up a
magazine. Somehow as I was wondering around I came across your
book. I immediately purchased it. That same afternoon I
started reading it. The story was so intriguing. I wasn't
sure at first why was it that I wanted to keep reading this book
until the very end. Then I realized that there are so many thing
that I can relate to Ruby Lin. . . .”
Reader in Sunnyvale,
CA
Teresa
LeYung Ryan's book is a heartfelt, compelling story of one woman's
quest to find love and forgiveness, both for herself and her
relationships. The reader is let into the gentle secret that love
is an endless, self-generating energy that rewards the giver as
much as the receiver. This book is a real page-turner, and I
recommend it to anyone!” Reader
in Los Angeles,
CA
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LOVE MADE
OF HEART on the "Best Sellers" List, Marin Independent Journal
-- February 9, 2003
#1
Life of Pi
#2
Blue Shoe
#3
Hollywood Tough
#4 Love Made
of Heart
#5
The Lovely Bones
#6
Parts Unknown
#7
Whistling Woman
#8
Reversible Errors
#9
Samaritan
#10 Atonement |
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