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This is an incredible book, in many places scarcely believable. It covers so much ground, and the pace of change in China during that period is unbelievable. I had read it many years ago and still clearly remembered the early passages on foot-binding. The twists and turns of the Communist Party, the failed policies, the famine, the constant purges are told from a position of relative privilege within the structure, but this only protects the authors family up to a point. I was struck by the madness of things like Mao trying to purge all the grass in China and schools being turned over to collecting metal to melt down. It's a really fascinating book. ( ![]() I read the paperback way back in the 1990s and i loved it. I dont remember any details, but I would have given it 5 stars. If anyone is interested in the political climate of China in the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's mostly during Mao's rule, this book is for you. Makes you realize the freedoms we have and how you do not want to be a communist. Very interesting and nice companion piece to the book I am currently listening to, China-The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd. This actually reads more like a novel. Read about half of this some time ago. It was quite interesting, I want to return to it. no reviews | add a review
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A Chinese woman chronicles the struggle of her grandmother, her mother, and herself to survive in a China torn apart by wars, invasions, revolution, and continuing upheaval, from 1907 to the present. No library descriptions found.
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