Author: Lily Hoy Price. Published by Brindle & Glass Publishing, 2009, 1st Edition. SIGNED, Dedicated and Dated by the Author on the title page. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with lovely fold-out French Covers. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 7 x 6 inch, 180 pages.
I AM FULL MOON, Stories of a Ninth Daughter, by Lily Hoy Price, is a lyrical memoir where the author writes with moving detail about her childhood and adolescence in a large Chinese Canadian family in the Cariboo country of northern British Columbia.
The ninth daughter in a family of 12 children, Lily is an observant child who tucks away every image of life in rugged Quesnel during the 1930s for one unforgettable tale after another. She has carefully selected many of her father's early photographs to illustrate her stories. The celebrated pioneer photographer Chow Dong Hoy left a legacy of more the 1,500 photographs taken after 1909, and created an invaluable record of the cultural diversity of the Cariboo region. With similar sensitivity and the same eye for detail, Lily Hoy Price seamlessly weaves both the innocence and expectations of a young child and the struggles of her parents, who came to Canada during the racially charged days of the imposed $100 head tax.
Filled with love, confusion, family celebrations and family tragedies, these stories open a window on an era long past. Rich with the authors own insight, the stories are at times sad and humourous, but always thoughtful and interesting. I Am Full Moon creates an intimate portrait of life in an unusual, gifted family and is a significant addition to the historical literature of British Columbia.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lily Hoy Price grew up in Quesnel, B.C. and is the ninth daughter of twelve in the Hoy family. She has lived in England, Nigeria and Uganda. Her writing has been published in Ricepaper magazine and in the collection of essays, Verve (2006). This is her first book. Lily lives in Courtenay, BC.
1st Edition Author Signed
ISBN: 9781897142387
GC&C Stock # 5228
