Download or read book Locke 1928 written by Shawna Yang Ryan and published by El Leon Literary Arts. This book was released on 2007 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Locke, California, 1928. Three bedraggled Chinese women suddenly appear out of the mist one afternoon in a small Chinese farming town on the Sacramento River, and their arrival throws the community into confusion. As the lives of the townspeople become inextricably intertwined with the newly arrived women, Poppy's premonitions begin to foretell a deep unhappiness for all involved. And when a flood threatens the livelihood of the entire town, the frightening power of these mysterious women who arrived in the mist will be revealed.