Min has returned to the devastating experience of the Cultural Revolution, which defined her youth, and created a captivating love story set against the backdrop of the horrors of Maoism. Potent . . . chilling--Los Angeles Times.
At once a coming-of-age tale and a heart-rending love story, Wild Ginger explores the devastating experience of the Cultural Revolution, which defined Anchee Min's youth. The beautiful, iron-willed Wild Ginger is only in elementary school when she is singled out by...