Penguin, 1998, Paper Back, Book Condition: Near Fine
381pp; appendix, previous owner's stamp to title page. Spanning thirty-five years, this enthralling memoir chronicles the life of a survivor who has been buffeted by the winds of history.Ting-xing Ye was bom in Shanghai, the fourth child of a factory owner who had his business taken from him. By the age of thirteen, both her parents were dead. Then Ye's family were torn apart andscattered by the Cultural Revolution: as her eldest brother struggled to gain acceptance into the Communist Party and a sister eagerly joined a militia, Ye was subjected to torture and deprivation at the prison farm where she laboured. Her change in fortune came with acceptance into Beijing University. From there, Ye was offered a job in the Chinese Secret Police, but instead took a position as a translator in the Foreign Ministry. In this moving tale of a turbulent life, Ye describes the aftermathof her feudal-style marriage that led to her eventual defection to Canada. Ye is now a Canadian citizen, but her former husband has refused her access to their daughter. Ye continues to attemptto contact her daughter, hoping to bring her to Canada where she too may be free.; 195 x 125mm
381pp; appendix, previous owner's stamp to title page. Spanning thirty-five years, this enthralling memoir chronicles the life of a survivor who has been buffeted by the winds of history.Ting-xing Ye was bom in Shanghai, the fourth child of a factory owner who had his business taken from him. By the age of thirteen, both her parents were dead. Then Ye's family were torn apart andscattered by the Cultural Revolution: as her eldest brother struggled to gain acceptance into the Communist Party and a sister eagerly joined a militia, Ye was subjected to torture and deprivation at the prison farm where she laboured. Her change in fortune came with acceptance into Beijing University. From there, Ye was offered a job in the Chinese Secret Police, but instead took a position as a translator in the Foreign Ministry. In this moving tale of a turbulent life, Ye describes the aftermathof her feudal-style marriage that led to her eventual defection to Canada. Ye is now a Canadian citizen, but her former husband has refused her access to their daughter. Ye continues to attemptto contact her daughter, hoping to bring her to Canada where she too may be free.; 195 x 125mm