Jackson Hill Fahnestock

Shu Wei's Revenge (eBook, ePUB)

A Young Man's Journey Into the Depths of the Underworld

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a story about strength of family and friendships, heartbreak, perseverance, and personal tragedy. The setting is 1898 in the sleepy village of Sanhou, China. Seventeen-year-old Shu Wei, in his role as Town Scribe, makes a disastrous mistake, raising the ire of some crooked town counselors. His father's business is burned to the ground by one of the villainous counselors in retaliation. To make matters worse, a tribunal of these counselors is called that summarily banishes his family from the town, including his father and sister. Sensing their lives are at risk, they decide to emigrate to San Francisco's Chinatown. On the trip over, Shu Wei encounters the counselor-arsonist on board the ship who threatens his life if he doesn't meet his demands to investigate his suspicions about his co-leader of a Tong in San Francisco. The intrigue, mystery, and tension that follow grow deeper as Shu Wei wrestles with a hostile world. Meanwhile, various members of the community rally by Shu Wei's side, trying to stabilize the fragile remnants of his confidence and honor. A Chinese American newspaper offers him a job as a cub reporter where he collaborates with a woman colleague on the paper. She befriends him, tutoring him in the ways of reporting and photography-a very suitable arrangement in his eyes. But now, Shu Wei finds himself struggling to satisfy both the demands of the newspaper and the Tong-effectively acting as a double agent. His reporting and fragile allegiance to the Tong require him to assimilate into the ranks of the underground. His life constantly in danger, Shu Wei uses his new skills as an investigative reporter and photographer to attempt to root out the web of evil in the Tong. Meanwhile, his sister, Shu Lan-lan, is hired by a woman who runs the Occidental Home, a refuge for girls who have been abused by their captors. One of the rescued girls becomes a cause célèbre after Shu Wei's story appears in the newspaper. This only rankles the Tong further and an all-out war is declared against the newspaper and the Occidental Home. In a secondary plot, Shu Wei and his sister discover some valuable jewels and papers in the backyard of their host's store where they are staying. Through research at a local pawn shop, it appears they belong to a French woman who was slain several years ago. Shu Wei pursues an intricate path of potential leads in an attempt to uncover the murderer. In this coming-of-age saga, Shu Wei builds on his roots as a Town Scribe and follows his dream of becoming a reporter. Using the implements of a free press, he restores honor to his family and finds a renewed sense of self-confidence. Even Jack London and Mark Twain lend their timely support. Where will his next adventures take him?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bayside Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Altersempfehlung: ab 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780998803432
• Artikelnr.: 49264167

Autorenporträt

I have had the good fortune during my career as an architect to travel and experience different cultures and environs. Working on large-scale projects in such places as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and England has not only been satisfying from a creative standpoint but has also allowed me to take away impressions that last a lifetime. Some of those impressions eventually became the seeds of my new novel. While at Columbia I was fortunate enough to receive a summer scholarship to travel and study throughout Europe. Writing a report on this trip in addition to my Master's thesis in Urban Planning confirmed my deep-seated interest in writing. While working for the Mayor's Office of Lower Manhattan Development in New York I published a book, To Preserve a Heritage-a book on landmarks in Lower Manhattan. By that time the motivation to research and to write-particularly historical pieces-was in my blood. My original research began some twelve years ago, but several hiatuses caused an interruption in my writing, specifically creating audio walking tours for the Financial District in San Francisco and artwork (etchings) for five of those years. Most recently I have participated in writers' workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area and worked with an editor on my book for the past year-and-a-half. My book, Shu Wei's Revenge, was a Semi-Finalist in the 2015 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. More detail can be found on my web site at https://www.jacksonfahnestock.com. Community Activities in San Francisco: Member, Citizens Advisory Committee for Transbay Joint Powers Authority Member, Citizens Working Group, Railyard Alternatives, Mission Bay, San Francisco Member, Community Working Group, High Speed Rail (San Jose to San Francisco) When I'm not writing, I enjoy either a round of golf or biking to Golden Gate Park or to the Golden Gate Bridge here in San Francisco. I live with my wife in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco. My daughter is with the Hewlett Foundation and lives nearby while my son and his family live in Pasadena, CA.