Lives of the Family

Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate and Circumstance is a 2013 non-fiction book by Denise Chong. Her fourth book, it was published by Random House Canada on October 28, 2013.[1] That same year, Chong became an Officer of the Order of Canada.[2]

Genre and synopsis

This non-fiction book intertwines stories about Chinese-Canadians who settled in eastern Ontario and western Quebec, primarily in the Ottawa Valley area. Apart from family dynamics, the stories also present the historical and political forces at play in the lives of early Chinese immigrants. Similarly, Chong's award-winning book The Concubine's Children related the story of how her Chinese ancestors came to live in British Columbia, and the hardships and complex relationships that ensued.

On September 16, 2014, Vintage Canada published the paperback version of Lives of the Family.[3] Chong also has a website, commissioned by the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, which provides readers with extra details gathered during her 2011 and 2012 research and interviews for Lives of the Family.[4]

References
  1. "Author page for Denise Chong". Penguin Random House Canada. Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "June 28, 2013, news release about Order of Canada recipients". gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Lives of the Family paperback". Penguin Random House Canada. Vintage Canada and Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "Lives of the Family in Ottawa and Nearby Small Towns". Lives of the Family. Denise Chong, work commissioned by the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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