
A classic heartwarming tale set to the backdrop of the Chinese cultural revolution with the timeless feels of Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea A beautifully written timeless tale by bestselling Chinese author Cao Wenxuan winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award When Sunflower a young city girl moves to the countryside she grows to love the reed marsh lands
- the endlessly flowing river the friendly buffalo with their strong backs & shiny round heads the sky that stretches on & on in its vastness However the days are long & the little girl is lonely Then she meets Bronze who unable to speak is ostracized by the other village boys Soon the pair are inseparable & when Bronze's family agree to take Sunflower in it seems that fate has brought him the sister he has always longed for But life in Damaidi is hard & Bronze's family can barely afford to feed themselves Will the city girl be able to stay in this place where she has finally found happiness?