Three Daughters of Madame Liang

Three Daughters of Madame Liang by Buck, Pearl S.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781559210409.

After her husband takes a concubine, Madame Liang sets out on her own, starting an upscale restaurant and sending her daughters to America to be educated. At the restaurant, the leaders of the Peoples Republic wine and dine and Madame Liang must keep a low profile for her daughters sake. Soon her two eldest daughters are called back to serve the Peoples Republic. Her oldest daughter, Grace, now a doctor, finds meaning through her work. Things are not as easy for her daughter Mercy, a musician who is not in demand in the Peoples Republic, nor for her new husband who she has brought back to China with her.Watching her two daughters grow apart and knowing that her youngest daughter will never return, Madame Liang must also face the challenges The Cultural Revolution, and how to keep herself and the restaurant, alive.