Peach Blossom Spring
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- $30.99
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- $30.99
Publisher Description
In this "beautifully rendered" novel about war, migration, and the power of telling our stories, three generations of a Chinese family search for a place to call home (Georgia Hunter, New York Times bestselling author).
"Within 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, as a young wife, Meilin’s future is bright. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four year old son, Renshu, are forced to flee their home. Relying on little but their wits and a beautifully illustrated hand scroll, filled with ancient fables that offer solace and wisdom, they must travel through a ravaged country, seeking refuge.
Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. Though his daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, 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? Yet how can Lily learn who she is if she can never know her family’s story?
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 haunting question: What would it mean to finally be home?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A Chinese family’s cultural identity and will to survive are put to the test in this inspiring historical fiction novel. When China finds itself on the brink of war in the late 1930s, young mother Meilin is forced to flee with her four-year-old son Renshu, seeking refuge in Taiwan. Renshu eventually moves to America for college, and, as the years go by, he’s slowly forced to confront his past trauma, his mother’s unspoken struggles, and the culture to which he now feels painfully ambivalent. Melissa Fu’s debut novel is a triumphant story of one family’s survival, zeroing in on the bittersweetness of what it’s like to live in the liminal space between two cultures. We loved the way Fu returns again and again to the theme of fables and stories—which are so often a way that we keep hope alive. Eugenia Low’s narration pulls us into each character’s complex emotions. Peach Blossom Spring is a deeply moving tribute to the strength of family.