The piano teacher by janice yk lee7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I felt like I was walking with Claire as she becomes familiar with her new home. It is easy to visualize the center with its European, classical style building and yet, not far away, the local market with its narrow alley ways and frenetic activity amid smoky stalls and clamorous noise. ![]() Written with exquisite detail as to location, the reader can immerse themselves into the environs of Hong Kong. Trudy has numerous connections with the Hong Kong community and has a tremendous emotional impact on Will. Will’s importance is slowly revealed when the reader is taken back to 1941 and the beginning of his passionate affair with Trudy Liang, a young, spoiled Eurasion. With the use of flashback mode and differing points of view, we see the growth in the characters and how the war deeply affects them all. ![]() The story then goes back and forth from 1941 to 1953 as the characters are introduced in preparation for possible invasion by the Japanese. The Chen family and Will Truesdale figure prominently in this novel from the beginning to the end. When the Chen family invites Claire and her husband to a party, she meets Will Truesdale, the Chen chauffer. Show More Chen family to teach Locket Chen the piano. ![]()
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