{"product_id":"red-scarf-girl-a-memoir-of-the-cultural-revolution","title":"Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution (1ST ed.) by Ji-Li Jiang","description":"\u003cp\u003eI have never doubted what I was told: \"Heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Part; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1966 Ji-li Jian was 12 years old. And oustanding student and a leader of her class, she had everything: brains, ability, the admiration of her peers -- and a shining future in Chairman Mao's New China. But all that changed with the advent of the Cultural Revolution, when intelligence became a crime and a wealthy family background invited persecution or worse. For the next few years Ji-li and her family were humilated and reviled by their former friends, neighbors and colleagues and lived in constant terror of arrest. At last, with the detention of her father, Ji-li was faced with the most dreadful decision of her life: denounce him, or refuse to testify and sacrifice her future in her beloved Communist Party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold with simplicity, innocence and grace, this unforgettable memoir gives a child's-eye view of a terrifying time in 20th-century history -- and of one family's indomitable courage under fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"Heart-pounding. A page-turner. Excellent.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"Engrossing. Transcends politics and becomes the story of one little girl trying to survive.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"Absorbing. Jiang views devastating developments with the wide-eyed innocence of youth.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I can only hope I would have shown the same decency and courage exhibited by Ji-li Jiang. Her actions remind me that, even under unbearable circumstances, one can still cling to love and justice. Above all, one can still hope for a happier tomorrow.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Henry Hwang, playwright of M. Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All the more powerful for the simplicity of its prose.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJi-li Jiang \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Shanghai, China, in 1954. She graduated from Shanghai Teachers' College and Shanghai University and was a science teacher before she came to the United States in 1984. After her graduation from the University of Hawaii, Ms. Jiang worked as an operations analyst for a hotel chain in Hawaii, then as budget director for a health-care company in Chicago. In 1992 she started her own company, East West Exchange, to promote cultural exchange between Western countries and China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46051567632570,"sku":"9780064462082","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_02241fce-9cc4-48d6-9ede-cf3fcb1bbd06.jpg?v=1782406748","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/red-scarf-girl-a-memoir-of-the-cultural-revolution","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}