The Long March by Sun Shuyun

The Long March by Sun Shuyun

'…an impressive job of on-the-ground reporting, interweaving the memories of survivors to build up the narrative… ' Observer

'Sun Shuyun provides a sympathetic account, and …all the more refreshing because of the grit of her own travails' The Times

'[Sun Shuyun's] is a lively and very human account.' Sunday Telegraph

'…a testament to Shuyun's old-fashioned journalistic values. She has gone to places where something has happened and asked questions.' Telegraph

'…from the ocean of lies about the Long March she has salvaged much truth. I hope…Shuyun writes more books…' Literary Review

‘There is a warmth to Sun Shuyun’s account that makes it much more readable [than Jung Chang’s Mao biography]…her own personal voyage of discovery adds poignancy to her vividly descriptive book.’ Metro

Sun Shuyun was born in China in the 1960s. She graduated from Beijing University and won a scholarship to Oxford. She is a film and television producer and has made documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4 and international broadcasters. For the past decade she has divided her time between Beijing and London.