{"product_id":"eating-grass-drinking-wine-9780761872450","title":"Eating Grass Drinking Wine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEating Grass, Drinking Wine is a gripping memoir of the life of one woman and her family, which began in China under Mao Zedong in the 1950's. Surviving hardships and tribulations, she survived and made it to the United States where her life transformed for the better. This book is filled with powerful reflections of a China of the not too distant past. Survival was not necessarily a given in those very challenging years. Many people the author knew including relatives either died or disappeared in mass campaigns Mao launched, such as the Anti-Rightist Movement, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. It sheds light on a world much different than that of the West, told through the eyes of someone who lived it. This book also demonstrates the author's passion for and gratitude to her adopted homeland and the people she's met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter how far a person has wandered and how high one has reached, ultimately people cannot transcend the boundaries of emotions of the soul. Liyan Liu’s short autobiographical prose writes about her passion for the land she lives, her love for the people she cares from afar, and the pain of her loss with piercing, heart-felt, penetrating, and yet gentle words. Her writing reveals the journey and reincarnation of a soul from the East to West. It is a woman’s reenactment and affirmation of humanity, life, and their meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Yan Lianke, author of Lenin’s Kisses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Burning Down the House \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Red Paper Flowers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: I'm Leaving \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Little Match-Seller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Poison Ivy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: A Drop of Blood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: A Single Plank \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: A Touch of Elegance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: A Raincoat Made of Straw \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: The Pride of Heaven \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven: A Wild, Vast Moor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve: Guardian Angel \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Thirteen: Guests in this World \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037895786839,"sku":"9780761872450","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761872450.jpg?v=1750938067","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/eating-grass-drinking-wine-9780761872450","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}