Snow Falling in Spring by Ming Li
The story follows the life of Li-Li, a young girl growing up in a small village in the Chinese countryside. Li-Li is a bright and curious girl, but her life is filled with hardship and poverty. Her parents are struggling to make ends meet, and her older brother is constantly getting into trouble. When Li-Li's brother is sent away to a reform school, Li-Li is left to fend for herself. She finds solace in her studies, and eventually earns a scholarship to a prestigious university in Beijing. At university, Li-Li meets a group of friends who help her to adjust to life in the big city. She also meets a young man, who she falls in love with. But when her brother returns from reform school, Li-Li is forced to choose between her family and her new life. Snow Falling in Spring is a story of love, loss, and the power of friendship. It is a story of hope and resilience in the face of adversity. It is a story of a young girl's journey to find her place in the world.
By Ming Li · First published 2009 · Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult · 19 chapters · 42,272 words
First lines
As I am putting the finishing touches on this memoir, twenty-six years have passed since I left China for America. By now, I have lived in both worlds for exactly the same amount of time. To help refresh my memory, I went back a second time to the site of our old courtyard in Beijing.
On that early spring day, an unseasonable snow was falling, but I could see golden daffodils peeking out through the frozen ground. Sitting there once again among the shattered bricks, I felt the past awakening in my mind. There, in the safety of my memory, nothing could be taken from me. And there, I was home again.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Ming Li
- Date: 2009 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult, Mystery
- Length: 42,272 words
- Structure: 19 chapters, 870 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Romance — The title suggests a story of unlikely love, which is a common theme in romance novels.
- Fantasy — The title implies a magical or surreal element, which is a common feature of fantasy stories.
- Young Adult — The author's name suggests that the book may be aimed at a young adult audience.
- Mystery — The title implies a sense of mystery and intrigue, which is a common feature of mystery stories.
Tags
army · baba · baba's · beijing · books · china · chinese · chinese revolution · coming of age · courtyard · day · days
Contents
- Epilogue
- The Great Leap
- Prologue
- Chronology
- Starvation
- Lao Lao and Lao Ye
- Glossary Baba Father. Changpao Traditional Gown, Robe
- The Gathering Storm
- Acknowledgments
- Home No More
- House Search
- Mongolian Melody
- Secret Reading Club
- Coming of Age
- Hunan Mummy
- A Life Assigned
- Temple of the Sun
- The Awakening
- Turning Point