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My grandfather was a doctor known as much for his compassion as his skill.

It took me a long time to understand how much the years of war my parents lived through shaped their values.

My Grandpa Chang was kind of a loser, yet his legacy has made such a difference to my life

At the peak of our family's wealth, six-times-great-grandfather Chang Shiho built himself a mountain.

My great-grandfather drained a fortune to fund his taste for art, antiques, books - and also to honour our ancestors.

My grandmother tried for independence, but the odds were against her. She is the inspiration behind my first novel THREE SOULS.

My great-grandmother's dowry injected a much-needed fortune into the family. Alas, her husband squandered away all that wealth, which was meant to be enough to support the next three generations.

My six-times-great-grandfather was said to have walked through a Door into the land of immortals.

A little boy sees a ghost dancing on the roof of a house. What does it portend?