This book is an autobiography written by a young woman who was raised in China at the time of the Cultural Revolution by Chairman Mao. As a young child, she was a convert..she saw Communism as the answer for a better life. As she matured, she began to realize the repression and injustice of the dictatorship. After reading "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck, which took place before the revolution, this book puts a new spin on life in China during and after that upheaval. The reader can feel the frustration felt by the author and her friends and family. Very well written in the first person. D.

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