5/10/2023 0 Comments Peach blossom spring reviewAgent: Clare Alexander, Aitken Alexander Assoc. The result is an affecting if somewhat scattershot tale of love, loss, estrangement, and heritage. I highly recommend Peach Blossom Spring, especially for a book club discussion. As their stories diverge, the author devotes long sections to each protagonist, slowing the frenetic pace to focus more on character development, which yields a stronger second half. 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. Fu spends the first half of the novel ping-ponging between mother and son, shuttling them through 20 years of tragic struggle. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four year old son. Meanwhile, Meilin reconnects with her brother-in-law, who tries to woo her into marriage. About the Book It is 1938 in China and, as a young wife, Meilins future is bright. In 1960, Renshu leaves Taiwan and his mother behind for graduate school at Northwestern University, entering this new chapter as “Henry.” He builds a life in America, starting both a career and family. After the war, as Communism takes hold of China in the late 1940s, the mother and son escape to Taiwan, where Meilin works as a maid and Renshu focuses on his education. Initially traveling with relatives to avoid Japanese bombings, Meilin and Renshu get separated from the group. Spanning eight decades, Fu’s poignant debut opens in 1938, as recently widowed Meilin and her three-year-old son, Renshu, flee their home in the Hunan Province of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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