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Women Soldier's Own Story - The Autobiography of Xie Bingying (01) by Bingying, Xie [Mass Market Paperback (2003)]
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304 pages
Published
February 25th 2003
by Berkley Trade
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This is a fascinating autobiography about Xie Bingying who was an author, a soldier, and a revolutionary. Even though translated from Chinese, the beauty of her writing is evident. I was taken by turns by her courage, her apparent selfishness in some decisions, her ability to survive many difficult and harsh circumstances, and her ability to remain focused and mostly optimistic. It was surprising to me how very much she travelled with so little money, and yet every where she went she found peopl
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Our book club had an interesting discussion about this unique woman. I learned a lot about Chinese history, in fact, about world history.
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I came to know Ms.Xie through her discourse w/ Lily and found her interviewer supremely patient.
This may sound like a surprising recommendation from me, but I loved this book! You have got to read it. Ask me if you want to know why, I do not have time for a review :/
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