The Red Pagoda and Other Stories - E-book - ePub

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one small step.- Old Chinese proverb. Can you pinpoint the moment when one decision changed the course of your life? The characters in these six stories face that moment and embark on the road of self-discovery. A little Chinese girl is taunted by bullies at her new elementary school until another new student arrives. A teenage girl realizes that a woman from her grandfather's past is seeking revenge for a broken promise of an arranged marriage.
A cook finds her destiny in a Chinese movie. Four elderly men have a fun filled afternoon when one of them secretly borrows his daughter's car for the day. A newly divorced man reminisces about his childhood and his first heartbreak. After his father's death, a son takes over the family restaurant and uncovers a secret that changes his life.