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Lifetime: 1890 -

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Mae Franking

Books by Mae Franking

My Chinese Marriage Cover image

My Chinese Marriage

History Memoir Non-Fiction Travel
Marriage Love Culture Customs Relationships Food World war i Fashion China Shanghai Intercultural Foot binding

This memoir chronicles the extraordinary life of Mae Watkins, an American woman who fell in love and married a Chinese law student during the tumultuous years of World War I. Their relationship, considered unconventional at the time, led to a life in...