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The Scavenger's Daughters (Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book One)
by Kay Bratt

Published: 2013-08-13
Paperback : 230 pages
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Having survived torture and imprisonment during China’s Cultural Revolution, Benfu escaped to find love with his compassionate and beautiful Calla Lily. Together they build a fulfilling life around the most menial of jobs—Benfu’s work collecting trash. As he sorts through the ...
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Having survived torture and imprisonment during China’s Cultural Revolution, Benfu escaped to find love with his compassionate and beautiful Calla Lily. Together they build a fulfilling life around the most menial of jobs—Benfu’s work collecting trash. As he sorts through the discards of others, he regularly discovers abandoned children. With unwavering determination, he and Calli spend decades creating a family of hand-picked daughters that help heal the sorrow and brighten their modest home. But all is not perfect and when crisis threatens to separate their family, Benfu—or possibly his band of headstrong daughters—must find a way to overcome the biggest hardship yet.

Inspired by a true story, and set against the backdrop of a country in transition, The Scavenger’s Daughters is a sweeping present day saga of triumph in the face of hardship, and the unbreakable bonds of family against all odds.

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1. Discuss extreme measures taken by Chinese to control their people: education limited; number of children controlled & 'less-than-perfect children' disposed of; removed all beauty from their lives but Benfu named daughters with flower names.
2. Discuss how Chinese traditions have a hold on the elderly and how the youth are transcending the traditions.
3. Discuss how Benfu, his children and grandchildren overcame the oppression of the Mao regime. What is the significance of the violin?
by wileygreen (see profile) 07/04/14

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The Scavenger's Daughters
by 26grandkids (see profile) 11/18/15
If you go to Kay Bratt's bio on the internet she gives a link to a news paper article about the woman who she based the book on.
Flower napkins, fortune cookies, flower shaped cookies.
by wileygreen (see profile) 07/04/14

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  "The Scavenger's Daughters"by Sharon R. (see profile) 11/18/15

The problem with this book is that it is only avalable through Amazon. For book Club members who didn't want to buy it, it wasn't available through libraries or even local book stores.

 
  "The Scavenge's Daughters"by Oleta W. (see profile) 07/06/14

Enjoyed this book, I will read the sequels.

 
  "Hopeless but not Helpless"by Sharon M. (see profile) 07/04/14

We really were challenged by the values and political leanings of the Chinese and how the poor suffer and are ignored in that society. Really encouraged by the human spirit of the poor to nurture the... (read more)

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