More Than One Child: Memoirs of an Illegal Daughter by Shen Yang

More Than One Child: Memoirs of an Illegal Daughter

Shen Yang with Nicky Harman (Translator), Nicky Harman (Translator)

280 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional sad medium-paced
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‘I broke a law simply by being born.’ In the late 1980s, Shen Yang was born during the fiercest years of China’s One-Child Policy. As the second daughter of the family, she was a massive liability – an excess child, a product of illegal birth. ...

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challenging 33%
dark 33%
emotional 33%
hopeful 33%
inspiring 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%

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fast 33%

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