The cry of the silkworm

Author Shi Naseer Published by Atlantic Books ISBN 9781838959661 EAN 9781838959661 Bic Code FBA|NHTB Cover Hardback

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Growing up in 1990s China, in a village where failure to observe the rigidly enforced one-child policy is deemed tantamount to a crime, Chen Di must fight to get the education she craves in a world in which boys are prioritized. Following her mother’s untimely death, 16-year-old Chen Di’s thirst for vengeance against those she holds responsible brings about her transformation from a gutsy, marginalized child into an aikido-practising young woman who braves Shanghai. A startling illumination of the ripple effect of the authoritarian regime’s policies still being felt today, this is a moving debut.