num_pages: 291
description: Through Binu's extraordinary story, Su Tong illuminates one of China's most magical myths. In Peach village, crying is forbidden. But as a child, Binu never learnt to hide her tears. Shunned by the villagers, she faces a bleak future until she meets the man she will marry, Qiliang. A few years after their marriage, Qiliang disappears. Binu learns that he has been transported hundreds of miles and forced to labour on a project of terrifying ambition and scale: the building of the Great Wall. Inspired by her love for her husband, Binu sets out on an extraordinary journey across Great Swallow Mountain, with only a blind frog for company. What follows is an unforgettable story of passion, hardship and magical adventure.From the Hardcover edition.
language: English
title: Binu and the Great Wall: The Myth of Meng
titlecomplete: Binu and the Great Wall: The Myth of Meng
genres: Fiction, Chinese Literature, China, Retellings, Asia, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mythology, Fantasy, Novels
ratings_count: 388
publisher: Knopf Canada