Tea with the Black Dragon
Black Dragon, Book 1
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Tea with the Black Dragon
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Narrated by:
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Megan Hayes
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By:
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R. A. MacAvoy
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Martha Macnamara knows that her daughter, Elizabeth, is in trouble; she just doesn't know what kind. Mysterious phone calls from San Francisco at odd hours of the night are the only contact she has had with Elizabeth for years. Now, Elizabeth has sent her a plane ticket and reserved a room for her at San Francisco's most luxurious hotel. Yet she has not tried to contact Martha since she arrived, leaving her lonely, confused, and a little bit worried. Into the story steps Mayland Long, a distinguished-looking and wealthy Chinese man who lives at the hotel and is drawn to Martha's good nature and ability to pinpoint the truth of a matter.
Mayland and Martha become close in a short period of time and he promises to help her find Elizabeth, making small inroads in the mystery before Martha herself disappears. Now Mayland is struck by the realization, too late, that he is in love with Martha, and now he fears for her life. Determined to find her, he sets his prodigious philosopher's mind to work on the problem, embarking on a potentially dangerous adventure.
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Critic reviews
what did I like about this story? its good manners, I think. the good manners of people who were so old, but who are now younger than I am now. That and the depths of the characters. A woman with an Irish surname who was also a Zen Buddhist, who played violin in a ceilidh band but who had been a capable concert player. The tech who ran, not for the macho, but because it was good to and who occasionally hugged a tree. he inspired me, not to hug trees, but to run because it was good to.
The character of Mayland Long has stayed with me for four decades. lines from the story have stuck in my mind. i loved seeing mention of the computers of the time again and wondering if I could remember ANY CP/M commands.
it's old now, but it had charm then and I think it had charm now – although pardon my nostalgia 😉
A delight of a story
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