On the Great Wall - A Love Story in China (Paperback)

A true-life adventure story when a young woman and a top rocket scientist return to China, on the eve of revolution. This gripping account has sold over 10,000 copies in China and now comes to a worldwide audience. Follow the storylines of love, honour, power, justice and scientific quest, as you are swept from village life in Hunan to America, England, Germany and back over the Great Wall. Savour folk tales and proverbs along the way, as you meet ancient poets, Franciscan nuns, Red Guards and China's top leaders. "On the Great Wall" also offers a peek into the early days of China's space program. The launch of China's first manned spaceship Shenzhou V was a lifelong dream of the main character, Dr Yao Tung-ping. Anyone who longs to travel between East and West will also be transported by the humanity, wit and wisdom of this gifted author currently living in Beijing.