Monday, February 21, 2022

Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu. ~ Book Review



Beautiful & Timely
Peace Blossom Spring is a beautifully written story about family ties, the effects of world, civil war when it is impossible to know who can be trusted, a mother's strength and determination, the value of stories that resonate throughout a lifetime, resilience, memories, happiness in small things, and the immigrant experience in America. 

So much of this saga feels personal. I had the good fortune to spend two years in Taiwan followed by three years in Hong Kong and had conversations with people who lived through much of what Renshu and Meilin experienced in Peach Blossom Spring. The fears of government retaliation against family if one says the wrong thing. The identity crisis of what it means to be Chinese, how foreign students visiting China were treated as foreign dogs, how the Taiwan people never truly rest while PRC continues the threat of reunification…a nightmare of more than 70 years. 

I love the stories from the precious scroll that Meilin tells Renshu through their journey. 

And this quote makes my heart sing: "Within every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune. And so it goes, until the end of time." I usually pass along books to share with others. But this one I will keep.

Thank you to Bookbrowse.com and  Publisher Little Brown & Co. for a free copy of the galley in exchange for an honest review. Peach Blossom Spring will be published in the USA in March 2022

https://www.bookbrowse.com/reader_reviews/details/index.cfm/ref/rr49387



5 comments:

  1. A Wild card is a card that can characterize another card within the deck. It is at all times thought-about to be greatest possible|the absolute best|the very best} card for the player, though it cannot substitute for two totally different playing cards on the identical time. This implies that you'll only ever be paid for the most effective hand you can make make|you may make} with your playing cards, not for another potential hands. The inclusion of a Wild card makes it considerably more doubtless 메리트카지노 that the player will receive a profitable hand. This is counterbalanced by a rise within the minimum hand required to receive a payout and a decreased payout for high paying hands that involves a Deuce. All of GVG’s video poker games have a Return To Player of around 97%-99%, which interprets to a home fringe of 1%-3%.

    ReplyDelete