Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China [Hardcover]

A deeply personal and shocking look at how China is coming to terms with its conflicted past as it emerges into a modern, cutting-edge superpower.

Through the stories of three generations of women in her family, Karoline Kan, a formerNew York Timesreporter based in Beijing, reveals how they navigated their way in a country beset by poverty and often-violent political unrest. As the Kans move from quiet villages to crowded towns and through the urban streets of Beijing in search of a better way of life, they are forced to confront the past and break the chains of tradition, especially those forced on women.
Raw and revealing, Karoline Kan offers gripping tales of her grandmother, who struggled to make a way for her family during the Great Famine; of her mother, who defied the One-Child Policy by giving birth to Karoline; of her cousin, a shoe factory worker scraping by on 6 yuan (88 cents) per hour; and of herself, as an ambitious millennial striving to find a job--and true love--during a time rife with bewildering social change.

Under Red Skiesis an engaging eyewitness account and Karoline's quest to understand the rapidly evolving, shifting sands of China. It is the first English-language memoir from a Chinese millennial to be published in America, and a fascinating portrait of an otherwise-hidden world, written from the perspective of those who live there.
Karoline Kanis a formerNew York Timesreporter who writes about millennial life and politics in China. She's currently an editor atChina Dialogue. She lives in Beijing.

A heartfelt introduction into China's recent history -- and a rarefirsthand dispatch from its millennial generation....For those seekingto understand the future of China and U.S.-China relations, voices likehers are an essential part of the conversation. The Wall Street JournalMarie Claire, Inspiring Memoirs by Women That Are More Addictive Than FictionlÃ#