Dragonfly Eyes, Paperback Book, By: Cao Wenxuan

A family saga spanning fifty years and three generations, which takes the reader from the France of the Golden Age to poverty-stricken post-war Shanghai via the re-imagined rural China of the Cultural Revolution. Ah-Mei and her French grandmother, Nainai, share a rare bond. Maybe because Ah-Mei is the only girl grandchild, or maybe because the pair look so alike - and because neither look much like the rest of their Chinese family. Politics and war make 1960s Shanghai a hard place to grow up, especially when racism and bigotry are rife, and everyone is suspicious of Nainai's European heritage. Ah-Mei and her family suffer much in this time of political upheaval, and when the family silk business falters, they are left with almost nothing. But Ah-Mei and her grandmother are resourceful, and they have one another - and the tenderness they share brings them great strength.

• Books Author: Cao Wenxuan
• Number Of Pages: 384
• Language: English
• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• Books Category: Children Books
• Book Format: Paperback
• Books_ISBN: 1406378259
• Other Feature 2: Weight: 266 grams
• Other Feature 3: Size: 129 x 198 x 23 mm
• Publication Date: January 07, 2021