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Series
Tales of the scavenger's daughters volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
7 sound discs (7 hr., 27 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by a true story, and set against the backdrop of a country in transition, a sweeping present day saga of triumph in the face of hardship, and the unbreakable bonds of family against all odds.
2) Bitter winds
Author
Series
Tales of the scavenger's daughters volume 3
Pub. Date
℗2014
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (9 hr., 41 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Even after a decade of pain, Ivy remains closely tethered to Lily, her blind twin sister, and haunted by her mother's admission the night their home burned, almost taking Lily's life: 'I'm sorry. Take care of your sister.' Years later, as Lily begins to navigate the world on her own, the police mistakenly toss the blind girl in a cell, and Ivy realizes she must find her twin at all costs; even if that means risking her own freedom.
Author
Series
Tales of the scavenger's daughters volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (9 hr, 33 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During China's Cultural Revolution, Benfu survived the cruel years, but he did not emerge unscathed. The Scavenger's Daughters is the story of Benfu and his beloved wife Calli, chronicling their attempts to build a life in the turmoil and aftermath of Maoist China. At the heart of their struggle lies the pain of losing their only child. To fill the terrible hole in their lives, they take in abandoned girls; the unwanted "weeds" as their own, lovingly...
4) Red skies
Author
Series
Tales of the scavenger's daughters volume 4
Pub. Date
℗2015
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 hr., 1 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mari, the daughter of the town scavenger, grew up knowing hardship, but she never could have anticipated the struggles that now face her as an adult. Feeling alone and isolated, she dreams of a better life. On the other side of town, a frightened little girl named An Ni is forced to live on the streets, but she silently longs for the one thing she's never known, a family. Max, a struggling American photojournalist, arrives in China with only one goal...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"A teenage girl living in 1960s China becomes Mao Zedong's protégée and lover--and a poster child for the Cultural Revolution--in this provocative, poignant novel from the bestselling author of A River of Stars On the eve of China's Cultural Revolution and her sixteenth birthday, Mei dreams of becoming a model revolutionary. When the Communist Party recruits girls for a mysterious duty in the capital, she seizes the opportunity to escape her impoverished...
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