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I keep coming back to China. In books, I mean. It is fascinating and horrifying to read about life during Mao’s regime, and the Cultural Revolution. Zhu Xiao-Mei’s story is a little bit different because due to “brain washing” at a very young age, she was an active participant in the Cultural Revolution. There was no other way for her, really. It was becoming the bully or dying. No wonder that as an adult, even while a successful and famous pianist, she seems to lack emotions, self-esteem or con
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I stumbled upon this book, and I'm so glad I did! Her life during the cultural revolution was both horrible and fascinating. This book deserves to be read - I learned
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I stumbled upon this book, and I'm so glad I did! Her life during the cultural revolution was both horrible and fascinating. This book deserves to be read - I learned
so much! ...more
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