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books_n_stuff 's review for:
Peach Blossom Spring
by Melissa Fu
My thanks goes to @netgalley for sending me this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
After seeing some glowing reviews from bookstas I hold in high esteem I couldn't help but request this wonderful book.
Totally out of my comfort zone, I was so scared that I wouldn't like it, but boy was I wrong!
This is an epic story that takes us through the decades from WWII in China to the present day in the US as we follow Meilin and her 4 year old son Renshu as they flee the bombing of their hometown Changsha finding refuge in Shanghai - and later, still struggling to survive, set sail for Tawain in search of peace and freedom.
Meilin was simply wonderful with her gentle soul and yet so resilient and brave. And Renshu, who manages to escape the shackles of communism by emigrating to the United States, never being able to shake off the fear installed in him!
Rather than reading this book, I savoured it like a good old wine, sip after sip every morning on my way to the office. An appointment I relished each day. I won’t deny that I teared up several times and had to squint to see the traffic!
I loved learning about Chinese culture and hearing about WWII from a different perspective. It was a real eye-opener!
The prose was exquisite and the little pearls of wisdom hidden in the stories Meilin told Renshu as a boy, will stay with me for a long time!
I’m afraid I won’t be able to look at a peach orchard without feeling a little sentimental now.
A special thanks to the narrator Eugenia Low for making this journey so special!
After seeing some glowing reviews from bookstas I hold in high esteem I couldn't help but request this wonderful book.
Totally out of my comfort zone, I was so scared that I wouldn't like it, but boy was I wrong!
This is an epic story that takes us through the decades from WWII in China to the present day in the US as we follow Meilin and her 4 year old son Renshu as they flee the bombing of their hometown Changsha finding refuge in Shanghai - and later, still struggling to survive, set sail for Tawain in search of peace and freedom.
Meilin was simply wonderful with her gentle soul and yet so resilient and brave. And Renshu, who manages to escape the shackles of communism by emigrating to the United States, never being able to shake off the fear installed in him!
Rather than reading this book, I savoured it like a good old wine, sip after sip every morning on my way to the office. An appointment I relished each day. I won’t deny that I teared up several times and had to squint to see the traffic!
I loved learning about Chinese culture and hearing about WWII from a different perspective. It was a real eye-opener!
The prose was exquisite and the little pearls of wisdom hidden in the stories Meilin told Renshu as a boy, will stay with me for a long time!
I’m afraid I won’t be able to look at a peach orchard without feeling a little sentimental now.
A special thanks to the narrator Eugenia Low for making this journey so special!