Northern Girls: Life Goes on (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780670076161)

Qian Xiaohong is born in a sleepy Hunan village, where the new China rush toward development is a distant rumor. A buxom, na ve 16-year-old, she joins the mass migration to the boomtown of Shenzhen where she navigates dangerous encounters with ruthless bosses, jealous wives, sympathetic hookers and corrupt policemen. Moving through a grinding succession of dead end jobs, Xiaohong finds solace in her close ties with her fellow "northern girls," who quickly learn to rely on each other for humor and the enjoyment of life's simple pleasures. This coming-of-age novel explores the inner lives of a generation of young, rural Chinese women who embark on life-changing journeys in search of something better.

Author: Keyi Sheng
ISBN-10: 0670076163
ISBN-13: 9780670076161
Publisher: Viking
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2016
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d