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To the Edge of the Sky : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Suffering, and the Strength of Human Courage by Anhua Gao (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOverlook Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101585673625

ISBN-139781585673629

eBay Product ID (ePID)2425072

Product Key Features

Book TitleTo the Edge of the Sky : a Story of Love, Betrayal, Suffering, and the Strength of Human Courage

Number of Pages398 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChildren's Studies, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Political

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorAnhua Gao

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight27.4 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-034620

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal951.05/092 B

SynopsisTo the Edge of the Skyis the harrowing account of a remarkable woman's life in communist China-a tale of human courage in the face of shocking inhumanity and hardship. Anhua Gao (her name means Tranquil Flower) was born in 1949, the year that Mao Tse Tung declared the foundation of the People's Republic of China. To The Edge of the Skyis, like Jung Chang's Wild Swans, an inspiring and heartrending story of life under communist rule and, at the same time, a compelling and detailed history of China's political upheaval through the twentieth century. Gao's early childhood is idyllic-both of her parents are highly respected workers in the Communist army and the family lives in comfort, with many privileges. By the time Anhua is eleven, however, both are dead-and their reputation proves a fragile shield from the horrors of communist China. With an assured and deliberate voice, and from the perspective of her new and hard-won safety of a new life in Britain (her mother once pointed out the island country to her on a Chinese world map, located on the far left "on the edge of the sky"), Gao interweaves a picture of calamitous Maoist policies with her own story of shocking family betrayal, cruel imprisonment, and bureaucratic absurdity. To the Edge of the Skyis a powerful and evocative autobiography-the story of a woman who, against unbelievable odds, survived to find a happiness she had not dared hope for.

LC Classification NumberCT1828.G36A3 2003