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Author Xinran, 1958-
欣然, 1958-

Title Message from an unknown Chinese mother : stories of loss and love / Xinran ; translated from Chinese by Nicky Harman.

Publication Info. New York : Scribner, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  HQ759 .X56 2011    Available  ---
Edition 1st ed.
Description xxvii, 239 pages ; 21 cm
Note Translation from the Chinese.
Contents A book written for adopted daughters -- The first mother I met who had lost her daughter -- The mothers of girls are all heartsick -- The midwife's story -- The dishwasher who twice tried to kill herself -- Extra-birth guerrilla troops: a father on the run -- Red Mary of the orphanage -- The mother who still waits in the U.S.A. -- A morality tale for our times -- Bonds of love: stones and leaves -- Little Snow, where are you? -- Two letters from the heart -- More letters from adoptive mothers -- Chinese adoption laws -- Suicide among women -- The 18 wonders of Chengdu -- Support the mother's Bridge of Love for Chinese Children.
Summary Xinran tells of her experiences and travails as a mother and her observation of other women as mothers.
Subject Mothers -- China -- Biography.
Mothers.
China.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Mothers -- China -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Social conditions.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Mothers -- China -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject Mothers and daughters -- China.
Mothers and daughters.
Motherhood -- China.
Motherhood.
Children -- China.
Children.
Family policy -- China.
Family policy.
Family size -- China.
Family size.
Loss (Psychology)
Loss (Psychology)
China -- Social conditions -- 1976-2000.
Chronological Term 1976-2000
Subject Mothers.
Motherhood.
Children.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Added Author Harman, Nicky.
Added Title Niang. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012032425
娘 English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2012032425
ISBN 9781451610895
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