A Hundred Flowers

by Gail Tsukiyama

Book Overview

A powerful new novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary times at the start of the Chinese Cultural Revolution China, 1957. Chairman Mao has declared a new openness in society: "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend." Many intellectuals fear it is only a trick, and Kai Ying's husband, Sheng, a teacher, has promised not to jeopardize their safety or that of their young son, Tao. But one July morning, just before...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312274815
• ISBN13: 9780312274818
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.4"