In 1904, the city of Dairen became Japan's first colony in Machuria. It was a foothold and example for the Empire's plans of territorial expansion. But the new prosperity was not shared by all the colonial citizens. "Blue Sky, Red Tears" follows the life of an illegitimate Chinese girl named Lin Baixue. Born from a secret affair between a high ranking Japanese official and his Manchurian housemaid, Baixue struggles to find her identity within two societies that each view her as an outcast. As she comes of age during the 1930s in China, the secrets in her household continue to mount. Baixue dreams of a life in Japan on the eve a war that will envelop all of Asia.
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". . . describes the conflict between the modern world and ancient traditions, set in a colonial society in the 1930s." -- Book Review Daily
". . .a rare gift for exposing raw emotions. . . yet he deftly contrasts them with the sweetly endearing nature of innocence." -- Okazaki Shinbun
". . .readers are drawn into this most intimate glimpse of a power-hungry world filled with greed, jealousy, ancient traditions." -- Modern Historical Review
"As his story unfolds. . . it becomes increasingly poetic, while remaining hauntingly intimate and raw." -- Pacific Rim Review
"Perhaps the Chinese government will actually read this insightful book and lift its publishing ban. . ." -- Dalian Weekly
". . .a rare gift for exposing raw emotions. . . yet he deftly contrasts them with the sweetly endearing nature of innocence." -- Okazaki Shinbun
". . .readers are drawn into this most intimate glimpse of a power-hungry world filled with greed, jealousy, ancient traditions." -- Modern Historical Review
"As his story unfolds. . . it becomes increasingly poetic, while remaining hauntingly intimate and raw." -- Pacific Rim Review
"Perhaps the Chinese government will actually read this insightful book and lift its publishing ban. . ." -- Dalian Weekly
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This stunning and historically accurate book details the life of an illegitimate girl of mixed parentage in Chinese Manchuria. It explores the social contrasts of two cultures during the 1930s, both at odds and dependent upon each other. While the story documents life in Japanese occupied China, the book is currently censored from reading and distribution in China because of its sensitive subject matter.
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