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In 1906, the China in California lived in the shadows. Their alien traditions, traditions, and terms hid what they valued from their friends and neighbors . . . and kept them open to scorn and prejudice. Their communities were ruled - and divided - by the necessity of survival among the countless would-be masters bordering them, by battles between powerful tongs, and by obligation to their ancestors. Then, in the wake of natural catastrophe, fate taken to light artifacts of outstanding value over the Monterey coast: an ancient Chinese language jade seal and a plaque inscribed in a trio of languages lost to all but scholars of antiquity. The path to the truth, however, would prove to be as tangled as the roots of the old cypress that had guarded these treasures for such a long time, for there are some secrets the China were not prepared to share. Nearly a century would move before an unconventional young American scientist unearths proof this great breakthrough and its inexplicable disappearance. He commences to assemble a fresh era of explorers to resume the perilous search into the oceans depth . . . and the shadows of background. This impressive debut novel with a masterful writer weaves alongside one another two fascinating eras into one impressive tale. In the Shadow of the Cypress depicts California in all its multicultural variety, with a suspense that attracts the reader inexorably on until the very last expression.
