THE RISING RIVER

by Agnes Sanford ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 12, 1968

This continues what Mrs. Sanford calls her ""informal autobiography"" begun with The Second Mrs. Wu which means it hearkens back to her own youth. in a much earlier China with missionary folk. And it also means that in between the good words of the Gospel and the pidgin Chinese, there is a certain awareness of trying to make East and West meet on terms the former can accept. This time it's Bruce McFarland's Mei-mei, a waif he pulls out of the river and adopts, whose marriage must be arranged in a way which can satisfy Chinese custom and Christian love; also Bruce's own romance with the at first rigid Mary Lee; and a fine unassimilated production of Romeo and Juliet. Sometimes Rising River does give way to a rising gorge of sentimentality but then the occasional humor redeems it. . . . Velly well for fliendly leaders.

Pub Date: June 12, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lippincott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1968

Categories: FICTION