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REMEMBERING SHANGHAI BY ISABEL SUN CHAO AND CLAIRE CHAO
This synopsis is written by my oldest. “Remembering Shanghai,” is a very impressive book. I loved how the book included pictures that gave the reader a visual representation of what was being described. Not to, “judge a book by the cover,” but what made me want to pick up this book was the cover. I really liked how to cover looked and the texture of it. One thing that interested me was the was the story was structured. I loved the way that the book acted as a time line through five generations and how stories were implemented as well. Because of all of the intimate details regarding the visual representation of Shanghai, if you closed your eyes, it would be like you were there. Overall, this book was beautifully written and is definitely a keeper.
Despite Isabel’s relative privilege, and the scholarly calm of her beloved father, the family cannot escape the radical changes sweeping across China. At just eighteen years old Isabel leaves home for Hong Kong, not realizing that she will make it her home—and that she will never see her father again. Meanwhile, the family she has left behind struggles to survive, only to have their world shattered by the Cultural Revolution.
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