I loved this book and according to a history prof-type I know, it is historically very accurate. One of my favourite books What an example of the generation gap it is....twice!
sue keehnen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I read this book a few years ago and was quite impressed with it. It gave me a sense of what people were living through to make them think communism was a better way of life for them. More recently and a bit off the subject, a couple visited my church who spent 9-10 months in central China teaching English to business students. Society seems to be changing yet again - to a "me first" and somewhat acquisatory way of life. Sue in Spokane Lisa Gardinier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: from the first page: At the age of fifteen my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general, the police chief of a tenuous national government of China. The year was 1924 and China was in chaos. Much of it, including Manchuria, where my grandmother lived, was ruled by warlords. The liaison was arranged by her father, a police official in the provincial town of Yixian in southwest Manchuria, about a hundred miles north of the Great Wall and 250 miles northeast of Peking. Like most towns in China, Yixian was built like a fortress. It was encircled by walls thirty feet high and twelve feet thick dating from the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907), surmounted by battlements, dotted with sixteen forts at regular intervals, and wide enough to ride a horse quite easily along the top. There were four gates into the city, one at each point of the compass, with outer protecting gates, and the fortifications were surrounded by a deep moat.... copyright 1991, 696 pages, trade paperback http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3213961 If you're interested in joining this bookring, send me an e-mail or PM (dospescados) with your BC name and shipping preferences. Happy reading. =) Lisa -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing SPONSORED LINKS Writing book Writing a book Writing child book Book writing software Writing a book report Business writing book --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "BookCrossing" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1ยข/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing SPONSORED LINKS Writing book Writing a book Writing child book Book writing software Writing a book report Business writing book --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "BookCrossing" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- --------------------------------- To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
