Reddit reviews Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
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Used Book in Good Condition
> Those stories will probably never be recorded, since "Why not tell the world something good about China?" is the rule of the day. So I just wanted to share this one.
Thanks for sharing this heartbreaking story. Some others have been shared. If you’re interested then I’d suggest the following book by Chinese author Xinran. She ran the first radio station phone in show in China for women.
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Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother
This book may not be a "popular" one, but it's the most memorable and meaningful book I've read in college. Although it specifically addresses gender-preference in China and female Chinese orphans adopted into new families, the story is more than just that. Learn more about women's issues around the world by peeking into long-hidden, tragic stories behind why women perform violence against women... mothers against daughters, grandmothers against mothers, social stigma, industrialization, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Westernization, the one-child policy, love, strength, choice (and the lack of it).
It is beautifully written, eye-opening, heart-wrenching... "Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother" has really put my life in perspective and made me more compassionate as a person.