Under red skies : three generations of life, loss, and hope in China
by Kan, Karoline, 1989- (Author)
Summary
"A deeply personal and shocking look at how China is coming to terms with its conflicted past as it emerges into a modern, cutting-edge superpower. Through the stories of three generations of women in her family, Karoline Kan, a former New York Times reporter based in Beijing, reveals how they navig... Full description
- Part I: First and second generations. The second born ; A daughter's promise ; A home of our own ; We, the migrants in town ; The young patriot ; The gods vs. the ghosts ; A girl with big feet
- Part II: Third generation. Chunting gets a boyfriend ; Red silk shoes and a white dress ; Children of Tiananmen ; A cocktail bar in Beijing ; A train of dreams ; Foreign territory ; "A leftover woman" ; Ten hours for eighty yuan ; Forever red ; A people without roots ; Coming home.