Mr Ma and Son - Lao She is at once a coming-of-age

is at once a coming-of-age novel

his only friend is the widow Anna

the boy is increasingly

A series of drawings made by a young woman before her death

he must decide what he’s willing to lose

Mr Ma and Son - Lao She is at once a coming-of-ageNewly arrived from China, Mr Ma and his son Ma Wei run an antiques shop nestled by St Paul's Cathedral, where they try to make a living amid the smog and bustle of 1920s London. As they struggle with money, misunderstandings and the ways of the English from the overbearing patronage of missionary Reverend Ely to their well meaning landlady Mrs Weddeburn and her carefree daughter can understanding, even love, blossom? Both a moving story of the Chinese