Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother - by Xinran (Paperback)

This book is a powerful and moving account of the lives of Chinese women, told through heart-rending tales of sacrifice, loss, and resilience.

Xinran, a renowned journalist and author, has gained unprecedented access to the most pained, secret chambers in the hearts of Chinese mothers, revealing the "extra-birth guerrillas" who travel the roads and railways, evading the system to hold on to more than one baby.

The book also sheds light on naïve young girl students who have made life-wrecking mistakes, the "pebble mother" on the banks of the Yangtze River still looking into the depths for her stolen daughter, peasant women rejected by their families because they can't produce a male heir, and Little Snow, the orphaned baby fostered by Xinran but confiscated by the state.

This book is an indispensable, powerful, and intensely moving read for parents of adopted Chinese children and for the children themselves.

With its focus on love, heartbreak, and resilience, Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother will stay with readers long after they have turned the final page.