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Acts of Love and War by Da Chen, Maggie Brookes
Category: Fiction
An exciting and heart-breaking story about a young English woman during the Spanish Civil War and a love that transcends the horror of war.The novel starts with Lucy in love with two brothers (Jamie and Tom), one who goes to fight for the Republican side in the Civil War, and the other who joins Franco ...Show more
China's Son by Da Chen
Category: Biography
A Chinese American lawyer shares his memories of growing up in rural China during Mao's Cultural Revolution, describing how he struggled to overcome persecution and adversity to achieve an education.
Colours of the Mountain POD by Da Chen
Category: Biography
A modern memoir of growing up in rural China, this book offers the moving story of one man's escape from hunger, poverty and ignorance, and of his supreme determination and extraordinary faith against the most impossible odds.Da Chen was born in 1962 in a town over 50 hours' train journey from Beijing. ...Show more
Sounds of the River by Da Chen
Category: Biography Memoir
Touching, funny and immensely charming. Da Chen's memoir tells of his arrival and his first years in Beijing, arriving an innocent from a rural farm and leaving on a rare and invaluable scholarship to study in the US. In this second volume of memoir, following his acclaimed , Chen arrives in Beijing ...Show more
Sounds of the River by Da Chen
Category: Biography Memoir
Beginning with Da Chen's first ever train journey, travelling to Beijing from his parents' farm, we rumble along with him in the overcrowded and disease- ridden railway carriage to the university. Here the author faces a range of challenges, including poor living conditions, lack of food, and suicidal r ...Show more
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