Daughter of China : A True Story of Love and Betrayal by Xu, Meihong; Engelmann, Larry; Xu, Meihong - 2000

Paperback. Good.

Headline Book Pub Ltd. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

London: Headline Book Publishing, 2000. Near Fine. A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Both the memoir of a young Chinese peasant girl coming of age during the Cultural Revolution and a cross-cultural tragic romance which depicts the struggle between love for another individual and loyalty to one's country. Meihong begins life as an enthusiastic recruit of the People's Liberation Army, but she possesses a quickness of observation and critical insight which makes it impossible for her not to pick up on the many hypocrisies involved in her PLA training. One of the more revealing moments of the narrative is the drunken rebellion of a class of graduating seniors who have just learned that they will be sent to Tibet instead of being assigned the important posts that they were promised at the beginning of the training. After virtually destroying the camp, many of the soldiers end up deserting from the army before they reach their remote posts. The army does little to retaliate against the new… Read More

Headline Book Pub Ltd. Used - Good. Good condition. From the collection of Tom Verlaine. Verlaine was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was a founding member of the seminal punk rock band Television. He was known for his innovative guitar playing and songwriting, and he is considered to be one of the most important and influential musicians of the past 50 years.

Headline, 2000. Paperback. Good. Signs of wear on the cover. Edition 2000. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

HEADLINE. Op223 2000, paperback, goed exemplaar / good copy

Brand new.

Headline, 2000-05-03. paperback. Acceptable. 5x1x8. Wear present.Discolouration present.Fold creasing present.Foxing.Scruff marks and small marks present on the front cover and back cover.Scruff mark present at the sides of pages.Small mark present on a few pages. Tearing present.Stain present at the sides of a few of the pages.

Headline, 2000-05-04. Paperback. Good. Book is in good condition. Slight discolouration to the pages.

Headline Book Pub Ltd, 2000-05-04. Paperback. Good. 5x1x8. Book is in good condition. Cover has some wear. Fingermarks present. Page discolouration present. Creasing present. Sloping spine.