Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother
Stories of Loss and Love
Formats & editions
- Published: 1 June 2010
- ISBN: 9781409089407
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304
Harrowing and heartbreaking yet important tales
SHE Magazine
I was stunned and moved more than I can say
Gavin Elser, Sunday Herald, Christmas round up
No bleaker picture exists of the fate of Chinese female infants...than Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother
Spectator
One would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved
Economist
This is an extraordinary book told with generosity and warmth by a brilliant storyteller
Hilary Spurling, Financial Times
Xinran rages against the system and gives voice to adoptive mothers overseas who have rescued young Chinese girls and desolate birth mothers who grieve and feel guilt for the loss of their daughters
Iain Finlayson, The Times