Inanna Poetry & Fiction: The Long March Home (Paperback)

from linda.marsheells

Other reviewers have given the gist of The Long March Home, so i will say that this is a book that i couldn't just fly through. There is so much to absorb about a topic of which i knew little to nothing....and written from the heart. I love generational stories that opens the readers eyes to the ...

from ElizaJane

Reason for Reading: I love books set in 20th century China and the Cultural Revolution is of particular interest to me. First, I'd like to say I don't like the publisher's summary of this book. The summary tells the story backwards and gives away way too much information; it's almost as if it wer...

from mskelton

The Long March Home is a heart warming story written mostly from the personal viewpoint of a young Chinese girl growing up during the Cultural Revolution and also her mother (who is half American) sets the stage. The scene was a typical one during those years with the struggles of abject poverty ...

from dtwoodford

The Long March Home by Zoe S. Roy is excellent storytelling with complex characters living relatable social lives amid a national political backdrop, always there like a subtle character influencing the story. The writer focuses on the characters' lives with vivid writing that captures relatable...

from PetraB

Lovely! I couldn't put it down. The story is warm and heartfelt. And, although not all the memories or stories within these pages is significant to the plot, it doesn't matter since, as in all family histories, the stories are interesting, human and add a depth of character to the story as a whol...