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Books & Beyond

Books & Beyond is a new podcast that finds good reads for you from a world of fascinating stories, one at a time. The shows will take you to China and other amazing places that might open up new doors in your life. Here at Books & Beyond, we believe our lives are enriched with nourishing reads, no matter where and how old you are. Find your next favorite audio adventure with Books & Beyond, for free.

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10:59

Mrs. Spring Fragrance EP4: Mrs. Spring Fragrance 4

Books & Beyond ·

2024/08/16

The young man that Mr. Spring Fragrance had mistaken as his wife’s potential affair turned out to be Laura’s former fiancé. Mr. Spring Fragrance felt an immense sense of relief.

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10:19

Mrs. Spring Fragrance EP3: Mrs. Spring Fragrance 3

Books & Beyond ·

2024/08/14

Upon receiving a letter from his wife, Mr. Spring Fragrance was henceforth bothered by the thought that his wife might have fallen for another man.

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7:56

Mrs. Spring Fragrance EP2: Mrs. Spring Fragrance 2

Books & Beyond ·

2024/08/12

During her visit to San Francisco, Mrs. Spring Fragrance wrote two letters, one to her husband asking for an extension of her stay in the city, and the other consoling her friend Laura, who was troubled by an unwanted betrothal arranged by her parents.

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10:05

Mrs. Spring Fragrance EP1: Mrs. Spring Fragrance 1

Books & Beyond ·

2024/08/09

After moving to America with her husband five years ago, Mrs. Spring Fragrance, the wife of a Chinese merchant, mastered English and the way of thinking held by Americans. While comforting her neighbor Laura, Mrs. Spring Fragrance quoted an American poem: “’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?” which, however, got her husband concerned about her take on their arranged marriage.

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5:31

Mrs. Spring Fragrance: A note from our narrator

Books & Beyond ·

2024/08/09

Let's hear how Manling, the narrator of this audiobook, introduces Mrs. Spring Fragrance!

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1:14

Mrs. Spring Fragrance: Trailer

Books & Beyond ·

2024/08/02

Follow the journey of Mrs. Spring Fragrance and witness the struggles and fights of those living on a rapidly changing exotic land, while holding on to their cultural traditions, or more importantly, to their identities.

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5:55

Tales of Chinese Children EP28: The crocodile pagoda

Books & Beyond ·

2024/08/02

Little Choy was envious of her elder sister's present, and started a hunger strike to vent her anger. To talk some sense into the little girl, Choy's mother told a tale about how two sulky crocodiles went on a strike by refusing food and sports. Instead of getting what they originally wanted, the crocodiles had to swallow the bitter fruit of their own making at the end.

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7:14

Tales of Chinese Children EP27: Pat and Pan 3

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/31

After Pat, the little white boy, turned eight, he was taken away from his foster family, and sent to an American couple, so that he could be raised as a proper white boy. Ever since then, Pan's protective elder brother was gone forever.

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8:02

Tales of Chinese Children EP26: Pat and Pan 2

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/29

With the request of Anna Harrison, the white lady, Pat, the white boy joined the school with his sister Pan, who was a Chinese. They were quite close and would defend each other.

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7:09

Tales of Chinese Children EP24: A Chinese boy-girl 2

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/24

Out of guilt, the young teacher Miss Mason wanted to stop the order from being carried out. So she went to have a conversation with Ku Yum's father about the upbringing of the little girl, but only to find out that Ku Yum was actually a BOY!

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10:39

Tales of Chinese Children EP23: A Chinese boy-girl 1

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/22

In a Los Angeles Chinatown school, a young American teacher felt the obligation to interfere in the life of a smart yet undisciplined Chinese girl Ku Yum. This let to an unexpected situation, in which Ku Yum was ordered to be taken away from her sole guardian, her father, and put under the custody of a rescue home in another city.

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6:16

Tales of Chinese Children EP22: The Little Fat One

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/19

Lee Chu and Lee Yen had run to the beach on their way to school. But at the end of the day, they were not punished for they had brought home some finely shaped pebbles. Instead of keeping these exquisite stones, Lee Chu and Lee Yen decided to share the stones with their infant brother, the Little Fat One.

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11:36

Tales of Chinese Children EP21: Misunderstood

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/17

Ku Yum wanted to amuse her new-born brother, by feeding him some snacks and soaking his feet in mud water. It all went well, until Ku Yum's parents came upon the scene and thought Ku Yum wanted to hurt her baby brother out of jealousy.

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4:51

Tales of Chinese Children EP20: The merry blind-man

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/15

Ah Yen felt bad for his scalded finger. Despite the lovely weather and chirping birds, Ah Yen was sad and sour, until a blind man with a bright spirit showed up nearby.

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7:31

Tales of Chinese Children EP19: The inferior man

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/12

Three-year-old Ku Yum followed her father into the classroom, and hid under the teacher's desk. She carried candies with a strong smell, which later led to a misunderstanding.

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8:56

Tales of Chinese Children EP18: The candy that is not...

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/10

Enticed by the street vendor's candy, Yen took some money without telling his napping grandfather. But the treats did not turn out to be so sweet and pleasant as he had anticipated.

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6:31

Tales of Chinese Children EP17: The heart's desire

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/08

Nothing can cheer up Li Chung O'Yam, not luxurious dresses, lavish meals, nor sweet lullabies, not even her parents or brother. The little girl was pining for some unknown reason, until the arrival of another little girl, Ku Yum.

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4:28

Tales of Chinese Children EP16: The deceptive mat

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/05

Tsin Yen consented to a man's request of spreading a mat in his father's yard without giving it a second thought. To Yen's surprise, the mat was enormous and covered the whole yard. Yen thus lost his playground all because of saying a careless “yes.”

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3:37

Tales of Chinese Children EP15: Glad Yen

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/03

Yen was cheerful seeing the blue sky, the lively bugs, and the blooming flowers. Yen cherished these bright and beautiful things that some might not even be grateful enough to notice.

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3:55

Tales of Chinese Children EP14: The dreams that failed

Books & Beyond ·

2024/07/01

Two farm boys were dreaming about their future glories, one becoming a great general and the other a poet. They were on their way to the market where they were to trade their pigs for some school clothing. But while they were loafing and dreaming, the pigs escaped.

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