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The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai. This book is a sweeping family saga that tells the multigenerational tale of the Tran family. The author is a Vietnamese poet which is obvious by the beautiful writing. Trần Diệu Lan was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Communist land reform.
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Write a short plot outline for a Young Adult novel. Your premise is two teenagers are entrusted with a precious heirloom and learn about their family during a perilous journey to safety. Or write about the sibling rivalry between two brothers from the viewpoint of an older sister.
Write about a famous historical figure from a different perspective. Randomly choose a historical character from column A and then a viewpoint character from column B.
Write a full-length scene about a female character in one of the following scenarios: 1. A female executive at a board meeting of a family business. 2. A grandmother at her 80th birthday lunch hosted by her daughters and granddaughters. 3. A woman at the funeral of her favourite grandson. 4. A female senator is confronted on her past by a journalis...
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Nov 14, 2022 · A Thousand Acres by Jame Smiley. It's not multi-generational saga, but a fantastic family story and a re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear. 1992 Pulitzer Prize-winner. But if it's true multi-generational saga you want, try her trilogy: Some Luck, Early Warning, Golden Age. Each is subtitled "Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga."
"The Forsyte Saga" is a series of three novels and two interludes that chronicle the lives of a wealthy, upper-middle-class family in England during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The saga explores themes of social class, wealth, love, and the changing societal norms of the time, with a particular focus on the character of Soames ...
Jan 2, 2013 · The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy, £1.99. Best know for the popular TV series of the same name, The Forsyte Saga tells the story of the break down of a marriage, a forbidden love and painful family secrets. Unputdownable. Buy The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy Find more book reviews
Nov 3, 2023 · Family Lore. Elizabeth Acevedo’s outstanding adult debut follows the women of the Flores family as they prepare for sister Flor’s living wake. Acevedo combines a family saga with elements of magical realism to create a novel that is sure to delight fans of Julia Alvarez, Jacqueline Woodson and Brit Bennett. Catch Elizabeth on our Poured ...
Aug 30, 2021 · This book follows the definition of family saga so well it should be under the term in a dictionary. It's a sweeping tale that takes place over decades and four generations of one family. Oh, and it also involves settings across the globe, just like all classic family sagas should. Meet millionaire David MacArd.
