tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post7683761829385392504..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Journey Across the Four Seas - A Chinese Woman's Search for Home by Veronica LiMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-5580628371783957382011-07-29T06:04:27.922+08:002011-07-29T06:04:27.922+08:00Thanks for an insightful review of my book. As yo...Thanks for an insightful review of my book. As you pointed out, my mom's life is a reflection of 20th century Chinese history. The role of Chinese women went through a revolutionary change during that time. They were liberated from the terrible practice of footbinding. Life was still tough for them, but they worked hard and paved the way for their daughters. They've shown that a woman's place isn't just in the home. It's also in history!Veronica Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749685909524304793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-32143529595708581232011-07-19T13:28:01.386+08:002011-07-19T13:28:01.386+08:00Wonderful review, Mel. This book sounds fascinatin...Wonderful review, Mel. This book sounds fascinating.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-41975283389176868792011-07-19T11:11:38.764+08:002011-07-19T11:11:38.764+08:00As the Crowe Flies and Reads-I have not yet heard ...As the Crowe Flies and Reads-I have not yet heard of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt-I checked him on line-he sounds very interesting-If I can find a place to read him on line I will for sure do so-I checked my blog stats and was shocked to see you are still on vacation!-thanks so much for stopping in from what looks like paradiseMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-68031278582971088162011-07-19T10:35:17.728+08:002011-07-19T10:35:17.728+08:00This sounds like an utterly fascinating account of...This sounds like an utterly fascinating account of a time period about which I know very little...<br /><br />On a different note, I thought of you last week when reading a collection of short stories by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, a writer in Belgium. Have you ever run across his stories in all of your short story reading? I think he's quite marvelous.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com