To The Edge of The Sky
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Amazing true story of one family's fight under Mao Tse Tung and the cultural revolution.
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When Anhua Gao’s parents unexpectedly died, leaving her and her siblings orphans, they were hailed by Mao as revolutionary martyrs. But her parents’ reputation proved a fragile shield from the horrors of 20th–century communist China. Her safe and privileged world was to be torn apart by the whims of the state. This is the story of how Anhua first struggled with, and then against, the ideological machine of Red China. It is a story of tremendous suffering and appalling deprivation. But most of all, it is the story of a woman who, against unbelievable odds, survived to find a happiness she had not dared hope for. Anhua Gao was born in 1949 in Shandong Province and brought up in Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province. She moved to England in 1994; this is her first book.
From Amazon.com
When Anhua Gao’s parents unexpectedly died, leaving her and her siblings orphans, they were hailed by Mao as revolutionary martyrs. But her parents’ reputation proved a fragile shield from the horrors of 20th–century communist China. Her safe and privileged world was to be torn apart by the whims of the state. This is the story of how Anhua first struggled with, and then against, the ideological machine of Red China. It is a story of tremendous suffering and appalling deprivation. But most of all, it is the story of a woman who, against unbelievable odds, survived to find a happiness she had not dared hope for. Anhua Gao was born in 1949 in Shandong Province and brought up in Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province. She moved to England in 1994; this is her first book.
