The Cry of the Silkworm
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The Cry of the Silkworm

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The Cry of the Silkworm

About this book

1994, rural China: Twelve-year-old Chen Di loves and protects her long-awaited little brother, but when she witnesses an unforgettable scene with her aunties and the authorities, everything she thought she knew about her community is ripped away from her.

2002, Shanghai: A gutsy young aikido-practising Chen Di is utterly transformed from her naïve younger self. Now hardened by experience, her determination to avenge her mother's killer is stronger than ever - and she has steeled herself against affection of any kind. Alone in the big city, and with the unwanted attentions of a cocky, wise-cracking teenage boy and a martial arts teacher intent on peace over violence, her toughness starts being chipped away - planting a seed of doubt about going through with her plan for revenge.

Spanning a decade at the turn of the twenty-first century, The Cry of the Silkworm is an emotional and thought-provoking tale of one young woman's coming of age - and a stark look at the impact of China's one-child policy, from a strikingly fresh new voice.

Information

Publisher
Atlantic Books
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781838959685
Print ISBN
9781838959661

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. 1: Shanghai Winter 2002
  5. 2: Sichuan Harvest 1990
  6. 3: Shanghai Winter 2002
  7. 4: Sichuan Harvest 1991
  8. 5: Shanghai Winter 2002
  9. 6: Sichuan Winter 1991
  10. 7: Shanghai Winter 2002
  11. 8: Sichuan Spring 1992
  12. 9: Shanghai Winter 2002
  13. 10: Sichuan Summer 1992
  14. 11: Shanghai Winter 2002
  15. 12: Sichuan Harvest 1993
  16. 13: Shanghai Spring 2002
  17. 14: Sichuan Harvest 1994
  18. 15: Shanghai Spring 2002
  19. 16: Sichuan Harvest 1994
  20. 17: Shanghai Spring 2002
  21. 18: Shanghai Spring 2002
  22. 19: Sichuan Winter 1995
  23. 20: Shanghai Spring 2002
  24. 21: Shanghai Spring 2002
  25. 22: Sichuan Harvest 1997
  26. 23: Shanghai Spring 2002
  27. 24: Sichuan Harvest 1997
  28. 25: Shanghai Spring 2002
  29. 26: Sichuan Winter 1998
  30. 27: Shanghai Spring 2002
  31. 28: Shanghai Spring 2002
  32. 29: Sichuan Winter 1998
  33. 30: Shanghai Spring 2002
  34. 31: Sichuan 1998–1999
  35. 32: Shanghai Spring 2002
  36. 33
  37. 34
  38. 35
  39. 36
  40. 37
  41. 38
  42. 39
  43. 40
  44. 41
  45. 42: Two Weeks Later
  46. Author’s note
  47. End Notes
  48. Acknowledgements
  49. Further Reading

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