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Peach blossom spring review5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Their only solace is a precious beautifully illustrated hand scroll, telling of ancient fables, which somehow gives them hope.įrom China onto Taiwan, and eventually to the US, this outstanding novel is both terrifying and beautiful. Their arduous journey is one of fear and hardship, but Meilin will do anything to protect her son, displaying a resilience that brought tears to my eyes.Īcross mainland China, they flee from one place to another in their attempts to flee the Japanese, their homes being bombed by enemy fighter jets, or being strafed by low flying aircraft, only to find later, that the Chinese Civil War was equally as threatening. The storyline follows a multi-generational family right up to 21st century.įrom a life of love, peace and contentment, Meilin and her 4 year old son Renshu, find themselves fleeing from the advancing Japanese army. Not only was there the conflict with Japan, but there was also the Civil War that continued until 1949. ![]() This then is the backdrop for Peach Blossom Spring. Some 14 million Chinese died and up to 100 million became refugees during the eight years of the conflict with Japan from 1937 to 1945. ― Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others. That's what every soldier, and every journalist and aid worker and independent observer who has put in time under fire, and had the luck to elude the death that struck down others nearby, stubbornly feels. “We can't imagine how dreadful, how terrifying war is and how normal it becomes. ![]()
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