Urgent and timeless, Legacies brings us closer than we have ever been to penetrating the great conundrum of China m the twentieth century. It could...
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Dec 02, 2010
Ellen
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This book came to me from the library's discard pile. I'm from a super small town and we don't even have library sales (because no one would buy anything and it's easier to just sell the books). I took this one at least 5 years ago and it sat on a shelf. In moving in to my own apartment, this was one of the books I snagged to bring with me to get off of the pile of unread books and I kind of wish I had left it where I found it. It was entirely too dry for me and I had a hard time finishing i
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Jul 08, 2011
Josiah
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The author writes from a unique perspective: born in China, emmigrated to the USA at 8 years old, returned to China 27 years later as wife of special assistant to Henry Kissinger, then lived in China for 4 years as wife of the US ambassador.
In this book she shares pieces of family history entwined with the current events revolving around the China Spring and massacre of 1989. Each chapter includes a true vignette from various Chinese people who lived through the Liberation and Cultu More...
In this book she shares pieces of family history entwined with the current events revolving around the China Spring and massacre of 1989. Each chapter includes a true vignette from various Chinese people who lived through the Liberation and Cultu More...
Feb 08, 2009
Connie
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This book, the stories told by Chinese and collected by the Chinese wife of an American ambassador to China, is sobering and haunting. Husbands are betrayed by wives, friends cannot trust each other, good citizens are imprisoned for years, never knowing what they did wrong, hopes and dreams are non-existent or shattered. What is right for today may be punishable tomorrow. I grieve.
Sep 30, 2009
Salinda
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I really enjoyed this book. But then I find Chinese history so interesting.
Jan 29, 2012
Allison
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Really interesting, tragic stories of the communist revolution in China---especially compelling if you are intersested in Chinese political history, and if you vividly remember where you were when the US got news of the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.
Oct 15, 2010
Tracy
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I simply could not finish this book and goodness knows I tried. The writing style was so very dry that it was impossible for me to remain interested.
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