Penguin Drop Caps Sky Burial, (Hardcover)

from RealLifeReading

This is probably one of the most heartbreaking stories I have ever read. It is a remarkable, fascinating read, a love story of Tibet and its people. Shu Wen was a doctor. So was her husband Kejun. They had been married for just a few months when Kejun is sent to Tibet as a Chinese army doctor. No...

from Carmenere

If you ever had any doubt about the physical and mental strength of women or wondered about the depths of their love, look no further than Sky Burial by Xinran. Dr. Shu Wen was married to her husband Kejun for only 3 weeks when he was called to serve as a medic in the Chinese army in 1958. Within...

from akeela

Sky Burial by Xinran, translated from the Chinese by Julia Lovell and Esther Tyldesley. Xinran is a successful Chinese journalist and radio presenter who once met the fascinating Chinese woman, Shu Wen, and spent two days with her listening to her life story. Xinran was so utterly taken by the st...

from LemurKat

Beautifully written and utterly moving. Xinran's writing brings to life the tale of Shu Wen, a tale that has been translated lyrically so that I can read it. Shu Wen was a young Chinese woman, trained in medicine, whose beloved was sent - three months after their wedding to serve the People's Lib...

from Sinetrig

Xinran wrote a poignantly compelling story of the love and commitment of a young Chinese bride, Wen Shu whose husband, Kejun, a surgeon, volunteers to join the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army in Tibet in the late 1950's. Shortly after he leaves, the Military informs her that her husband died in T...