Between Confidantes Two Novellas |
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| Author:
| Danyan, Chen |
| Foreword by:
| Jiren, Wang |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60220-237-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Shanghai Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $13.95 |
Book Description:
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In Memory of the Departed
In this gripping tale of love, betrayal and revolution, Chen Danyan takes thereader on an extraordinary journey through the complexities wrought by history ona mother, her daughter and their circle of friends in Shanghai during thetumultuous years between 1944 and 1978.
With moving descriptions, this story brings to life the hardships of post-war Chinaas well as the difficulty of making sense in a world whose moral, political...
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In Memory of the Departed
In this gripping tale of love, betrayal and revolution, Chen Danyan takes thereader on an extraordinary journey through the complexities wrought by history ona mother, her daughter and their circle of friends in Shanghai during thetumultuous years between 1944 and 1978.
With moving descriptions, this story brings to life the hardships of post-war Chinaas well as the difficulty of making sense in a world whose moral, political andsocial boundaries were shifting with impossible speed.
Between Confidantes
A beautifully wrought and intriguing novel set amidst Shanghai's leafy plane treesand softly lit streets, Between Confidantes recounts the story of a friendship tornapart by love and ambition.
As Xiaomin struggles to make her way through a nursing career by day and workin a bar at night, her life as a single girl reveals the paradoxes and complexitiesfaced by China's young women. Xiaomin's best friend An'an is married and has alovely home, but does not realize how vulnerable her happiness and marriagereally are until she leaves Shanghai for a few weeks. Desire and loyalty are setagainst each other as Xiaomin tries to figure out what the rules of success meanin contemporary China. Her heart-felt memories of a childhood spent with hergrandmother, and her current dilemmas weave themselves through thiscompelling novel.