Book: Peach Blossom Spring
Author: Melissa Fu
Pages: 400
This is my 79th read for the year
What Amazon says:
China, 1938, Meilin and her 4 year old son, Renshu, flee their burning city as Japanese forces advance. On the perilous journey that follows, across a China transformed by war, they find comfort and wisdom in their most treasured possession, a beautifully illustrated hand scroll filled with ancient fables. Years later, Renshu has settled in America has Henry Dao. Though his daughter, Lily, is desperate to understand her heritage, he refuses to talk about his childhood in China. How can he tell his story when he's left so much behind? Spanning continents and generations, Peach Blossom Spring is a bold and moving story about the haunting power of our past, the sacrifices we make to protet our children, and one family's search for a place to call home.
This was a great book. I enjoyed the generational story and the move from China to the US for Henry, and the other half of the story with Meilin who stays behind in China. We learn a lot of history of China and the war with Japan. Interwoven in the history and Meilin's hope to get Renshu/Henry out of the China while she can is the stories she tells him from a special family scroll. Overall the book is well written and the story well told. Henry's character gets a little harsh mid/late book, but it evens out as the story progresses.
Stars: 4
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