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Peach Blossom Spring : A glorious, sweeping debut about family, migration and the search for a place to belong

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ISBN: 9781472277541
AuthorFu, Melissa
Pub Date17/03/2022
BindingTrade PB
CountryIRL
Dewey
Publisher: Headline
Quick overview With every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time. It is 1938 in China, and the Japanese are advancing.
€17.49

A young mother, Meilin, is forced to flee her burning city with her four-year-old son, Renshu, and embark on an epic journey across China. For comfort, they turn to their most treasured possession - a beautifully illustrated hand scroll. Its ancient fables offer solace and wisdom as they travel through their ravaged country, seeking refuge.

Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. His daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, but he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down?Spanning continents and generations, Peach Blossom Spring is a bold and moving look at the history of modern China, told through the story of one family.

It's about the power of our past, the hope for a better future, and the search for a place to call home.

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A young mother, Meilin, is forced to flee her burning city with her four-year-old son, Renshu, and embark on an epic journey across China. For comfort, they turn to their most treasured possession - a beautifully illustrated hand scroll. Its ancient fables offer solace and wisdom as they travel through their ravaged country, seeking refuge.

Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. His daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, but he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down?Spanning continents and generations, Peach Blossom Spring is a bold and moving look at the history of modern China, told through the story of one family.

It's about the power of our past, the hope for a better future, and the search for a place to call home.

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