Confucius Jade [Perfect Paperback]

Frederick Fisher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2010

A Japanese pearl magnate, an Arabian oil sheik and an American media mogul find their destinies intertwined with the descendants of Confucius in this adventure story of loyalty and treachery, generosity and greed, deception and love. Narrated by Kong Wan Yi, descendant of the great sage Confucius and jade carver of her generation, Confucius Jade reveals the origins of a fantastic jade carving of Shou-Xing Lao, Chinese God of Longevity and tells how the carving, with its mystical properties, guides the Kong family to a high-stakes bidding war among three billionaires, each of whom jealously covets the priceless jade for its promise of long life and redemption.

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About the Author

A Certified Gemologist and Registered Jeweler with the American Gem Society for many years, Frederick Fisher and his late wife, Eileen, shared a passion for travel and 'treasure-hunting' fine jewelry, oriental art and antiques. Until a few years ago, Fred and Eileen spend six months each year in different parts of the world. Fred first began writing when he was an apprentice seaman in the U.S. Navy. He has written numerous articles for various magazines and newspapers and has several published books including China Adventures, Love and Marriage, and Serendipity. Confucius Jade was previously published in Singapore by Times International and is based on many years of extensive travel and encounters with the people in mainland China, east Asia and the Pacific Rim. Fred lives in Sonoita, Arizona and still travels whenever he can.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Dudley Court Press (March 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981929133
• ISBN-13: 978-0981929132
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,963,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Frederick Fisher first began writing when he was an apprentice seaman in the U.S. Navy. He has written numerous articles for various magazines and newspapers and has several published books including China Adventures, Love and Marriage, Serendipity and Confucius Jade and Sinocide.

A Certified Gemologist and Registered Jeweler with the American Gem Society for many years, Fred and his late wife, Eileen, shared a passion for travel and "treasure-hunting" fine jewelry, oriental art and antiques. Until a few years ago, Fred and Eileen spent six months each year in Southeast Asia.

Fred lives in Sonoita, Arizona where, at age 88, he is the oldest volunteer dispatcher for the Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department. Fred still travels whenever he can.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves A 10 In My Opinion!, April 23, 2010

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Glenda A Bixler "Glenda" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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Forgive the pun, but in my opinion, Confucius Jade by Frederick Fisher is a magnificent literary Gem! It is also a suspenseful drama! Fisher writes with extensive knowledge and experience of both the Orient and gemstones and has successfully integrated both into a memorable, meaningful novel! Easily a 10 in a 1-5 ranking in my opinion!

Centering on the Family Kong, Kong Wan Yi is the narrator for the majority of the book. Indeed the story begins right before her birth as part of the family find it necessary to leave their home. First, let me clarify that the above has been anglicized--the family's well-known ancestor is K'ung Fu-tze who lived twenty-five hundred years ago.

We all still know and quote him as...Confucius:

The Master said, To fail to speak to a man who is capable of benefiting, is to let a man go to waste. To speak to a man who is incapable of benefiting is to let one's words go to waste. A wise man lets neither man nor words go to waste. (p. 48)

Kong Wan Yi was born in 1936 in Burma, where Fan Shi and Chen Wu Xia adopted her, when her parents died on the trip. Cousin Deng Huai completed the small family who soon began to prosper in this new land. Fan Shi was a scholar who automatically began teaching wherever he was and the family soon was well respected.

Perhaps it was fate that Wan Yi and Deng Huai fell in love and were allowed to marry, after reviewing the family connections. Whether Mei Hua was born as she was due to that marriage, it was irrelevant. She was a much-loved beautiful flower that would never mature past the age of 7, yet it was Mei Hua who, perhaps, played the most important role--she found the pretty rock that was too heavy for her small arms to carry back home for her collection.

But it was to both Wan Yi and Mei Hua that He came--Shou Xing Lao, the Immortal God of Longevity came to show them how the pretty rock was to be used. Destiny was now in control of the Kong Family's future...

Finally, it was to Fan Shi that the final vision appeared--a university bearing the name of K'ung Fu-tze was to be built at Qufu, birthplace of Confucius.

The adventure begins as three men--a Japanese pearl magnate, an Arabian oil sheik and an American media mogul--are selected to bid to purchase the Jade twins of Shou Xing Lao. Ah, yes, there is so much in this book that only highlights can be included! And, indeed the beautiful cover of the book reveals the creations that came from those pretty rocks. And the asking price was a minimum of $1Billion. But, here, too, destiny was in charge--Shou Xing Lao would decide where and with whom they would ultimately live. Each of the men were quite willing to pay for longevity; their families were not!

Rich in cultural and historical background, plan to keep this one for your personal library. Perhaps, long life may come to us who read this wonderful book, Confucius Jade by Frederick Fisher... If not, we have definitely succeeded in being visited by Fu Xing, God of Happiness!


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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Adventure in a modern context: So what did become of the ancestors of Confucius?, April 21, 2010

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Donna Lee (Koviashuvik, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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I love a novel with an historical context. F. Fisher knows his subject. He's obviously travelled widely in Asia.....has a wonderful historical sense and a great imagination. My favorite chapters were with a Chinese family on a journey of escape into Burma at the end of WWII and the creation of a Jade statue around which the adventure revolves. There's magic and mystery. The story criss-crosses the Pacific between China and America as fast as a Jetplane. Suspenseful, and ends with wonderful prospects for a more peace-filled world.

4.0 out of 5 stars Confucius Jade, June 23, 2010

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Edna Tollison "Mama T" (Laurens, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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Kong Wan Yi was born in 1936 in Burma, where Fan Shi and Chen Wu Xia adopted her, when her parents died on the trip. Cousin Deng Huai completed the small family who soon began to prosper in this new land. Fan Shi was a scholar who began teaching wherever he was and the family soon was well respected.
Here's magic and mystery. The story crosses the Pacific between China and America and is suspenseful, and ends with wonderful prospects for a more peace-filled world.

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