02898cam a2200361 i 4500 2807218101 TxAuBib 20250707120000.0 r 260406s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9798897100101 electronic bk. MWT17753902 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Page, Janice, author. Year of the Water Horse [Hoopla] : A Memoir / Janice Page. [United States : Pegasus Books, 2025. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (304 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. A warm and witty memoir about the ever-changing relationships between mothers, mothers-in-law, and daughters that traverses two continents and multiple generations of two very different yet connected families. Janice Page hails Braintree, Massachusetts and a large Catholic brood. Her parents had a complicated marriage. Her five siblings each have their own sagas, and there is a destructive genetic force within the family's blood lines that over generations has caused much heartbreak. And then there is the large Chinese family of Janice's husband, James, equally cinematic and sweeping with a rich complicated history of its own. There is a daring escape from war zones, a lost child, immigration to a new world, and a bittersweet reunion after decades of separation. Janice met James fresh out of college while waitressing part time at Mandarin Garden, that only Chinese restaurant in Braintree. He had just arrived in America from Taiwan. The two work to bridge the divide between them-emotionally, culturally and geographically-and as they build their lives together. From Taiwan to Los Angeles, from her mother's own bipolar disorder to a language barrier with her mother-in-law, Janice finds herself constantly searching for the feeling of home. Janice believes she can close the circle when she embarks on her own journey to become a mother herself. When she and James adopt a baby girl from James's ancestral region of China, the two close a circle that had been open for generations on both sides, finding home at last. Filled with humor and heart, wisdom and healing mother wounds, Year of the Water Horse is a profound and compelling story with a deeply satisfying ending that will resonate long after the final page. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla eBook. Asian Americans. Biography. Women Biography. Autobiography. Electronic books. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/17753902?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4337 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ssd_9798897100101_180.jpeg Cover image