Startling Moon
Startling Moon
Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary
An unforgettable story of a young girl's passage to adulthood in modern China
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free shipping in the US over $15
- Supporting authors with AuthorSHARE
- 100% recyclable packaging
- Proud to be a B Corp – A Business for good
- Sell-back with World of Books - Sell your Books

Startling Moon by Liu Hong
When six-year-old Taotao is sent by her mother to live with her grandparents, her whole world seems to have fallen apart. Only in later years does she learn of her mother's secret pain - her own father's fall from grace in the Cultural Revolution - and come to understand the sacrifice she has made for her daughter. STARTLING MOON looks back to a past of rich but suppressed tradition, and forward to a very different China. Above all, it is the story of Taotao's quest to know her own heart, and of the blossoming of a passion which will lead her to risk all that she holds dear.
Liu Hong was born in a Manchurian town, and grew up in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution. She studied English Literature at University, and worked in Beijing as a translator. Following the events in Tiananmen Square she left China to study in the UK, where she met and married her English husband. She now lives in Wiltshire, with her young daughter.
SKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9780747265092 |
ISBN 10 | 0747265097 |
Title | Startling Moon |
Author | Liu Hong |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
Year published | 2002-03-04 |
Number of pages | 320 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
Note | Unavailable |