Heel Print is a biographic novel based on the story of the life of an ordinary rural Chinese woman Yi qing Dong Yi qing was betrothed to a village boy at the age of seven Her parents bound her feet to please her future husband just as he was beginning to discover the modern values developing beyond the countryside Against great odds this blind marriage turned out to be a fortuitous match of kindred spirits ...Täielik kirjeldus
Heel Print is a biographic novel based on the story of the life of an ordinary rural Chinese woman Yi qing Dong Yi qing was betrothed to a village boy at the age of seven Her parents bound her feet to please her future husband just as he was beginning to discover the modern values developing beyond the countryside Against great odds this blind marriage turned out to be a fortuitous match of kindred spirits Unfortunately Yi qing s husband a patriotic military officer was killed at the age of thirty one leaving her alone to raise five children on a barren land where she faced various physical financial political and social challenges Yi qing s personal experience during these turbulent times in China provides a glimpse into the mystery and complexities of human nature