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There seems to love the stories of the family. Even if you start to find a real emotional connection between Jimmy former member of the Red Guard true love after the death of Mao and the fall of the Gang of Four and his great-grandfather Fong Tai, a history book, we enjoy the story better because are families - even if no other would understand the world. In their way, however, are both rebels.
And even if this is a novel to dramatize the modern history of China through theirEyes, torn and divided all the characters in some way - maybe think about how China is itself divided in many ways.
Tai Fong was born and lived while China was still ruled by Empress of the Ching Dynasty. The introductory chapters are interesting images of a world soon to disappear - as feudal China has existed for centuries.
But it is not just a product of his culture, not least, after a student in America. Although not understand it is not,This experience makes him a part of Americans. He returned to China with a dual perspective is missing most of the Chinese.
And, as was the custom for centuries, is forced to a woman who has never met to marry. And through it we feel compelled to pressure on these people - their first night of sexual conduct with a woman whose face had never seen before marriage.
He is different. He wants a woman, but that he chooses. As during his stay has not to attend college in America. And after marriageselects a prostitute, but not any old prostitute. Rose is a martial artist with experience as a customer will be the men who only accepts a sword in defeat.
But his emotional sincerity win without risking his life. And finally the daughter Bridget.
Bridget spent her childhood in China, but if it does the approach of the Boxer Rebellion, sending his Tai Fong and his wife (not Typical of his daughter Rose was Adopted as their strong need forTo love someone) to France to escape war and chaos.
Brigid does not return to China until they find a young woman, is psychologically influenced by Western culture. Has a role in the founding of the Republic of China under Sun Yat Sen and Chiang Kai-shek, finally. But it is damned, a man can never love her.
Their daughter Mabel leads many double live album. If only during the second World War fifteen years to earn a wild girl B, the money sent by American soldiers in China. Stillthe mother pretends to be an obedient little school girl. And, finally, is an employee of points in the People's Republic.
Her children are Red Guards, although the heart of Jimmy is a girl, not class struggle.
I have a thousand people, events and plots left. All are worth reading.
Although in 1992, the author is apparently still alive. It would be interesting if the continuation of Jimmy C and C wrote child growing up in China today.
