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A review by ashkitty93
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia
5.0
Helen Zia presents four compelling storylines and the ways in which a portion of China's 20th century history - picking up in 1937 and extending into the 1950s (plus a good-size epilogue which goes even further) - affected each of their lives.
Well narrated by Nancy Wu. I'm still wrapping my brain around the scope of this book, because there's a LOT in here. The idea to ground history in individual stories (or did she ground the individual stories in history?) was an excellent one, and I'll certainly be on the lookout for more of Helen Zia's work in the future. Incredibly written.
Well narrated by Nancy Wu. I'm still wrapping my brain around the scope of this book, because there's a LOT in here. The idea to ground history in individual stories (or did she ground the individual stories in history?) was an excellent one, and I'll certainly be on the lookout for more of Helen Zia's work in the future. Incredibly written.