Under the hawthorn tree
By: Ai Mi ; translated from the Chinese by Anna Holmwood
Publisher: Virago
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781844087020; 9780748123520
Subjects: Chinese Romance fiction; Fiction; History; Roman; Chinesisch
Work titles: Shan zha shu zhi lian
Description: Jingqiu, an innocent young woman from a poor and politically questionable family in the city, is selected as one of a small group of students to be sent into the countryside to work on a glorious new education project that will further the Cultural Revolution. Clever, curious and eager, she wants to fit in with her hosts and the rural way of life, and it isn't appropriate for her to fall in love. But she does, with the son of a mighty army general. This beautiful simple story of love against the odds will break your heart. -- Cover.
Notes: Translated from the Chinese.