To the Edge of the Sky

by Anhua Gao

Book Overview

This is a true story, graphically told, of life in China under Mao and the communists.'I wanted to tell the whole world the truth about China. People living outside didn't really understand what... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140287248
• ISBN13: 9780140287240
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A wonderfully written, absolutely compelling memoir

I have read many memoirs about life in China during the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward, but I found this one to be among the very best I've read. The author writes from the heart, and includes so many fascinating and sometimes horrifying details. I found most interesting watching her own inner transformation, from a model child who believed all she was told about Mao and the Chinese government, to an adult who had the courage to defy her unjust accusers without fear. I pray for her continued happiness in England.

My Review

This is an amazing story of human courage,love and devotion in the face of inhumanity. I picked up the book and couldn't stop reading until it was finished. The story of China and her life is being told through the eyes of a child right to her adult life. I also leart alot about Chinese history and the people reponsible for it and mistakes that sometimes only human can make. In short AnHua has captured the mood and feelings of the Chinese people through a totally human perspective. Great Book.

Where is Hollywood when you need them!

This is an amazing storey of one person's courage and determination to survive in a world where everything is upside down. The book is perfect for people who enjoy a powerful emotional experience, and also for those with an interest in the turmoil of the recent history of China. I'm a 32 year old male student of Asian studies, and I have to admit that this storey and the way it is told turned me into a little boy, falling for its author and sometimes on the verge of tears. A great read for all!

A story about a real China

As a Chinese national, the suffering exposed in the story of Anhua Gao is particularly felt to my bones, but the courage demonstrated to fight for life is equally admirable. Apallingly true and spellbound, To the Edge of the Sky is a good read for China recent history and I would recommend to everyone who wants to know a real China from 1950s to 1990s.

To the edge of the sky

I honestly loved this book. Not only is it gramatically very well written but the series of events are perfectly described. Its not my typical type of book. I picked it up by mistake while on holiday in (the country at the edge of the sky), from then on I've been fascinated by reading such biographies to experience, if only mentally, the type of pain women across the world have had to endure. It makes it easier to strive towards a better tomorrow.