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heidinoroozy 's review for:
Peach Blossom Spring
by Melissa Fu
One of the best books I have read in a long time. This novel closely follows the life journeys of the author's own family. I always enjoy a book that teaches me something about the world. This one, set against the backdrop of the Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Revolution has themes of resilience in the face of great danger and tragedy, triumph of the spirit and survival. The characters are well rounded, real people--there is even something to like in the antagonists and villains. No one is perfect. No one is entirely evil, just like in real life.
I love the author's use of certain devices that are seamlessly woven into the story: a silk hand-scroll that you unroll scene by scene, revealing stories that help the characters through traumatic times. A peach grove that reflects the novel's title and echoes one of the stories in the scroll.
This is a novel that will remain with me for many weeks, months and years to come.
I love the author's use of certain devices that are seamlessly woven into the story: a silk hand-scroll that you unroll scene by scene, revealing stories that help the characters through traumatic times. A peach grove that reflects the novel's title and echoes one of the stories in the scroll.
This is a novel that will remain with me for many weeks, months and years to come.