A Leaf in the Bitter Wind by Ting-xing Ye

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Ting-xing Ye was born in Shanghai in 1952, just three years after the People’s Republic of China was officially created. In her enthralling memoir, she weaves together her personal history with the larger history of Mao’s China to create a tale both intimate and epic, colored by deep family... read more

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Chairman Mao
Yu Hua
Lin Biao
Dr. Wang
Great-aunt
Xiao Jian
Teacher Chen
Lao Chang
Xiao Zhu
Jiang Qing
Yang
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0385256035
Page Count: 381

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Dewey: 920

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Books › History › Asia
Books › Biographies & Memoirs

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