An army doctor in China waits nearly two decades to end an arranged marriage and be with the woman he loves, caught between desire and custom.
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An army doctor in China waits nearly two decades to end an arranged marriage and be with the woman he loves, caught between desire and custom.
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The demands of human longing contend with the weight of centuries of custom in acclaimed author Ha Jin's Waiting , a novel of unexpected richness and universal resonance. Every summer Lin Kong, a doctor in the Chinese Army, returns to his village to end his loveless arranged marriage with the humble and touchingly loyal Shuyu. Each time, Lin must return to the city to tell Manna Wu, the educated, modern nurse he loves, that they will have to postpone their engagement once again. Caught between t...
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Sexual content
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Central love triangle; some on-page intimacy, not highly explicit
Violence & gore
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Mild peril; one assault without graphic gore
Profanity
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Rare mild language
Substance use
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Occasional social drinking
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Brief traditional customs and cultural practices
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Communist-era bureaucracy, divorce law, and social control are central
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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On-page sexual assault; arranged-marriage suffering; systemic cruelty
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