The Walnut Legacy
THE WALNUT LEGACY: Thomas Coto – A Chinese-Australian 1831-1883. This novel is Thomas Coto’s testimony, written by his great granddaughter Rosemary Carey. Thomas Coto, as an ordinary young Chinese boy escaped civilian terror from Amoy China in 1840 . By 1883 he had become an extraordinary Australian citizen. Overcoming racial and cultural odds with his…
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Rosemary Carey
About This Book
THE WALNUT LEGACY: Thomas Coto – A Chinese-Australian 1831-1883. This novel is Thomas Coto’s testimony, written by his great granddaughter Rosemary Carey. Thomas Coto, as an ordinary young Chinese boy escaped civilian terror from Amoy China in 1840 . By 1883 he had become an extraordinary Australian citizen. Overcoming racial and cultural odds with his quiet unassuming Christian faith, he found true love and happiness in marriage as he wholeheartedly assimilated himself in Sale, New South Wales, Australia, by successfully farming and raising a family of five children. His legacy continues to inspire new generations and influences many others. Now available in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Writer: Rosemary Carey
About The Writer
Rosemary Carey
ROSEMARY CAREY began writing about her rich interwined family heritage in a novelist genre in 2000. The Walnut Legacy centred on Thomas Coto, her Chinese great grandfather and the sequel Ethel's Story, about her maternal grandmother Ethel Jacksons' life followed. Her research, took her to China, Scotland, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. She is now writing her third novel about her paternal grandfather George Wight. Rosemary lives with her husband Bryan in Mangakui, Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. They are both members of TSSF (the society of St. Francis).
Photo: Rosemary Carey
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