The life story of three female generations in the 20th century China, the book was a bestseller which sold more than 10 million copies and translated in more than 30 languages. The author writes the biography of her grandmother, mother and finally her autobiography. Some may call the book depressing, but it was really courageous of the author to introduce the world, through her book and her family, to a life of people shut away behind the name of communism.
