- Hardcover
- Publisher: Pantheon (2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0375422013
- ISBN-13: 978-0375422010
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.7 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 445 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #616,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Donna Carrick,
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This review is from: The Good Women of China (Paperback)
Despite its hauntingly beautiful cover, `The Good Women of China' sat unread on my shelf for the past two years. Perhaps I was afraid that its content would not live up to the cover. Maybe I was afraid that it would. In any event, when I finally confronted Xinran's collection of stunningly tragic tales earlier this week, I was not disappointed.In the late 1980's, Xinran hosted a call-in radio show called `Words on the Night Breeze'. Despite the oppressive and often punitive backdrop of Communist broadcasting restrictions, the show rapidly drew a groundswell of response from Chinese women of every social standing. These women, ranging in age from schoolgirls to grandmothers, had never before been offered a safe forum for their stories. Suddenly, under the protection of anonymity, these brave, heartbreaking women were free to share their experiences without fear of judgement or reprisal. `The Good Women of China' drags the reader deep into the womb of a society where a woman's role depends entirely on her ability to contribute, and where her perceived human value is too often barely discernable. Surviving a level of oppression that would grind most people to the bones and facing tragedies of overwhelming magnitude, these women carry on, courageously exposing the secrets of the past to the light of a new day. This is the story of China, unveiled through the true-life anecdotes of Chinese women and offered to us in the unpolished, authentic narrative voice of Xinran. It is the story of mankind, raw and bleeding, coursing its way throughout the ages. For if any society is to aspire to prominence, to call itself `evolved' or `civilised', it must first be certain that it can claim freedom and equality for each of its members, great and small. Sadly, women everywhere can relate too easily to the suffering heard in these `hidden voices'. At times difficult to read, the individual stories tear down our carefully constructed personas, uncovering personal experiences that resonate in painful harmony with the pages before us. I found myself thrown backwards into my own `childhood that I cannot leave behind', struggling once again to find words to describe memories that cannot be spoken of aloud. Such are the `hidden voices' of all women. Such are the constraints that are placed upon the truth. It has been said that only `truth' has the power to move us, to lift society to a higher level. Thank you, Xinran, for helping us hear the honesty of these voices.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Quality, a bit late.,
This review is from: The Good Women of China (Paperback)
I received my used book in near new condition. It was a bit late arriving (maybe a week) but as mentioned, arrived in near perfect condition. I would order from this bookstore again : )
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A book that has opened my eyes,
By Ameerah S Ali (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Good Women of China (Hardcover)
Anyone who is interested in the secret lives of Chinese women( or all women) will be delighted by this book. Although it is brutally honest and heart wrenching- this book has taken many, many difficult and cruel situations and written them with taste.
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