A review by kitchensensei
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia

4.0

A really compelling story about 4 people who fled China during the Cultural Revoultion in China. It really gave a good picture of the really diverse experiences of people during that era and the various motivations for leaving. It took me awhile to remember the backstories of each individual as the book goes back and forth from one person to the next. However as the book went on I appreciated being able to see how each character interacted with the same time period.