Daughter of the River: An Autobiography

Daughter of the River is a memoir of China unlike any other. Born during the Great Famine of the early 1960s and raised in the slums of... Comments: Hong Ying's autobiographical novel gives an in depth picture of `normal' life... I found this book to be somewhat interesting for its time and place; the slums... I read this book to see if I could use it in a college class I teach on young... I just had a hard time reading/understanding/finishing this book. I did finally... Rarely have I been unable to finish a book, even when it's quite terrible.... Read More »

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