What the Water Buffalo Wrought

The story unfolds with a chance encounter at Taipei airport, leading to a deep friendship between a Chinese literature professor and an American graduate student after surviving a plane crash. As their bond grows, they connect with other lonely souls, including siblings haunted by their past, a couple bound by tradition, and a talented cook who unites them through her culinary skills. Their shared experiences of joy and sorrow forge a unique family. A wedding celebration in California takes a dramatic turn with a devastating earthquake, thrusting the Fong siblings into a crisis.