Review of Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991) by Melanie F — 06 Mar 2008

This is my Roots. Chao does a brilliant job.

This review of Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991) was written by Melanie F on 06 Mar 2008.

Thousand Pieces of Gold has generally received positive reviews.

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Very good, heart warming of a woman who was sold from China from her family and would not be a whore in a mining town…

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By Sarah G (848) on 02 Dec 2008

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