Jintong, his mother, and his eight sisters struggle to survive through the major crises of twentieth century China, which include civil war, invasion by the Japanese, the cultural revolution, and communist rule in the new China.
Big Breasts & Wide Hips Series
This epic saga chronicles the lives of several families in a remote corner of Northeast China across fifty pivotal years of the 20th century. It depicts the crushing impact of historical events, from Japanese occupation to the Cultural Revolution, on ordinary people. With incredible imagination and a distinctive narrative voice, it portrays the struggle for survival, defiance against injustice, and the search for identity amidst turbulent times.

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