Daughter of Blue City

<p>In this historical coming-of-age novel Apple An depicts the lives of regular Chinese people during the Cultural Revolution and the years after it ended when China opened up to the world.</p><p></p><p>How do you survive when the world you know is at war with itself?</p><p></p><p>In the unyielding chaos of China's Cultural Revolution young Lianlian's life is a constant battle against family violence public shame and brutal poverty. Raised by a resilient mother and anchored by her little sister she learns to endure but with a family fractured by divorce a future seems impossible.</p><p></p><p>When the political climate finally shifts and the nation scrambles for direction Lianlian discovers her most powerful weapon is her mind. With few options left she fixates on a single hope: a chance at a university education. Fueled by sheer will and the quiet support of her mother she fights for her spot at a top university seeing it as the one true path to build a life of her own.</p><p></p><p>If you like books about Chinese culture by <strong>Amy Tan</strong> and <strong>Lisa See</strong> and <strong><em>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</em> </strong>by <strong>Betty Smith</strong> you will like this book!</p><p></p>