The Chinese Takeout - 2
I've often wondered what would happen in the hard-nosed twenty-first century if someone claimed asylum in a rural church, with no facilities and precious little in the way of comfort. How would the congregation behave?
I hope we would do better than the St Jude's congregation, which is sharply divided when a young Chinese lad throws himself at the altar. But we'd know, as they do, that if you want asylum it presupposes you've committed a crime - possibly a serious one.
Since for various reasons Tang never divulges what he's done, it's up to Josie to find out what she can - which includes a lot about herself she'd rather not have admitted. There's a funeral, a christening - will Josie's story end with a wedding?
