Feather in the Storm - A Childhood Lost in Chaos (Paperback)

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Emily Wu's account of her childhood under Mao opens on her third birthday, as she meets her father for the first time in a concentration camp. A well-known academic, her father had been designated an "ultra-rightist" and class enemy. As a result, Wu's family would be torn apart and subjected to unending humiliation and abuse. Wu recounts this hidden holocaust in which millions of children and their families died. "Feather in the Storm" is an unforgettable story of the courage of one child in a quicksand world of endless terror.

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Emily Wu's account of her childhood under Mao opens on her third birthday, as she meets her father for the first time in a concentration camp. A well-known academic, her father had been designated an "ultra-rightist" and class enemy. As a result, Wu's family would be torn apart and subjected to unending humiliation and abuse. Wu recounts this hidden holocaust in which millions of children and their families died. "Feather in the Storm" is an unforgettable story of the courage of one child in a quicksand world of endless terror.

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Imprint

Random House

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2008

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2008

Authors

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Dimensions

203 x 132 x 20mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

352

ISBN-13

978-0-307-27662-9

Barcode

9780307276629

Categories

LSN

0-307-27662-7



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