Originally published in 1957, The Flower Drum Song was a groundbreaking work of popular literature. An immediate bestseller, it inspired the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. This charming, bittersweet tale of romance and the powerful bonds of family tells the story of...
The plot here is a Chinese-American man has two sons. One follows the Chinese traditions. The other is thoroughly Americanized. The father claims the right to decide which woman his sons will marry. The book runs in the opposite direction as the movie. While the movie...