“The Good Earth” is considered one of author Pearl Buck’s greatest masterpieces, and I have to agree. Although it reflects a culture and a time very different from anything I’m familiar with, I could immediately recognize the flavor and the tone as authentic – I felt transported to a place I have never seen and now feel as though I could navigate my way through China with insight. Wang Lung is a farmer, living with his widowed father. He has decided that it is time for him to take a wife, so he goes to the household of the Hwang … Continue reading →