Set in China in 1921, ten years after the Revolution, 16-year-old Yanyan struggles to define a role for herself in two very different countries on either side of the Pacific, and helps to carve a new path for generations of women after her.
While most 16-year-old girls are planning their weddings, Xueyan, known as Yanyan, has no interest at all in marriage. She is fascinated by medicine. In China in 1921, women rarely attend university, let alone medical school. Still, Yanyan is determined to become a doctor. But...