JADE PHOENIX
The New Voices in Literature Award Finalist (place on top of front cover)
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A WILLIAM FAULKNER COMPETITION SEMI-FINALIST
" a marvelous collage of history, politics, mystery and romance."
Pat Averbach, Director, Chautauqua Writers Center
When Taiwanese millionaire Ko-sa Ong shows up in Washington with Jade Phoenix by his side, Nick Malter, his best friend, and his lost "Angel" would all rather be in some other country.
But Taiwan is no ordinary country in the 1970s. Against all odds, Ko-sa has everything he could want except a son and a nation. Jade Phoenix has nothing after her father, a senior Nationalist general, commits suicide. Nick Malter, an American reporter, peers under the veils that cloak the Chinese and their women. Love blooms in a wilderness of misunderstanding.
Ko-sa and Nick share an abiding hatred of Chiang Kai-shek and the cynical American Secretary of State who would forever deny the Taiwanese their country. They risk all for each other, but both give up everything for the love of Jade Phoenix.
A stroke of the pen shatters dreams of nationhood and foreign devils challenge ancient Chinese customs in this extraordinary cross-cultural adventure. Betrayal and trust forge uncontrollable urges, fierce loyalties, and love that extends beyond life itself.
About the Author
Diplomat, advisor to Chinese companies, and concert flutist, Syd Goldsmith played a bit part in the monumental changes in Taiwan leading to the first ever Chinese democracy. He survived the Chinese Cultural Revolution by convincing Red Guards he was not a spy. Syd, Hsiu-chen, and their children live in Taipei.