Sounds of the River

<p><strong>A story about suppression humiliation vindication and ultimately triumph. --<em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>From the bestselling author of <em>Colors of the Mountain</em>--an engrossing gloriously written coming-of-age saga that picks up where that book left off--in Beijing during China's Cultural Revolution</strong></p> <p>In this equally beguiling sequel to his acclaimed memoir (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>) teenager Da Chen takes his first train ride away from the farm he was raised on to his new university life in Beijing. He soon faces a host of ghastly challenges including poor living conditions lack of food and suicidal roommates. Undaunted by these hurdles and armed with a dogged determination to learn English and all things Western he competes to win a chance to study in America--a chance that rests in the shrewd and corrupt hands of the almighty professors.</p><p>Poetic hilarious and heartbreaking <em>Sounds of the River</em> is a gloriously written coming-of-age saga that chronicles a remarkable journey--a travelogue of the heart.</p>