Review: Beautifully Written Heartfelt Tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2012
This book is set in a time and place when women were thought of and treated as less than men. Pearl Buck, a woman who yearned for more from herself, from her family and from society in general, moved through her life striving to make changes, make a difference where ever she lived. Being a strong minded, intelligent woman intent on making a difference in the world, she wasn't fully accepted in either world she traveled through. In China, she was a white missionary who was not to be fully trusted. In America, she was a Chinese speaking , intelligent woman with whom others didn't relate. Intriguing woman, with thoughts and ideals that weren't widely accepted at the time. A beautiful accounting of an interesting life. It left me wanting to know more about the later part of her life