![]() ![]() Like Sheherezade before her, Meilin weaves a magic carpet of tales to comfort them as they seek a place to call home through the war-torn countryside.įast forward many years and we re-encounter Renshu in his contemporary American incarnation of Henry Dao. One of the only things of their former existence they have to turn to for comfort is a gorgeous hand-painted handscroll. No-one reading this in the present situation could fail to think about the mothers of Ukraine in exactly the same situation which at times made this poignant and beautiful read almost unbearable. ![]() Meilin is forced to run for her life, trying to save her four-year-old son, Renshu, and together their journey leads them far from home as they endeavour to survive against the odds. With every misfortune, there is a blessing, and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time.ġ938 dawns in China, and the relentless march of the Japanese army is impossible to avoid. ![]()
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