Xiaohan, the youngest daughter, shares her family's unconventional life and exposes the depth of what it means to live in contemporary China today. Through sketches dedicated to each person in the Li clan, she shows how those close to her are forced to find new ways to survive, like wild fruit falli
Wild Fruit
โ Scribed by Keyi Sheng
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Australia;Viking
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Xiaohan, the youngest daughter, shares her family's unconventional life and exposes the depth of what it means to live in contemporary China today. Through sketches dedicated to each person in the Li clan, she shows how those close to her are forced to find new ways to survive, like wild fruit falling from a tree.
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