{"product_id":"under-red-skies-karoline-kan-9780316412049","title":"Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the stories of three generations of women in her family, Karoline Kan, a former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter 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.\u003cbr\u003eRaw 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder Red Skies\u003c\/i\u003e is 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karoline Kan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031641204X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316412049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legacy Lit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2019 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2019","brand":"Karoline Kan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992942739711,"sku":"9780316412049","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0843418-50ad-46e6-82c9-9b568a1aba2f.jpg?v=1683321661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-red-skies-karoline-kan-9780316412049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}