num_pages: 290
description: Born into the turmoil of China's struggle to establish itself in the world Lily Nie's life is marked by opposing forces and an enduring will to find her own way. Raised in tradition-bound China she wrestles with internal and external pressures striking out on a journey from her homeland to America and back again. As the powers of survival and love bring her slowly and steadily into a world of abandoned children struggling to survive in China's orphanages the strength of Lily's soul gathers at times calm and soothing and at times a churning force sweeping away the obstacles that keep families from coming together. Out of moments of brokenness - the pain of betrayal and the grief of holding the body of a child never given a chance to live - Lily finds the power and persistence to change the lives of thousands of forsaken children and generations to come.
language: English
title: Bound by Love - The journey of Lily Nie and thousands of China's forsaken children
publisher: Chinese Children Charities Publishing