The family originated in China. Chunyu, now known as Rain, and her sister Mei lived through three wars there: WWII, the Japanese War and the Civil War between the Nationalists and the Communists. They suffered severe hunger and bombing raids, as did everyone else in China. Rain and Mei's parents died in a bombing of their village East End. The sisters were later captured by Japanese soldiers and forced to be prostitutes. Rain handled it better than Mei who was unable to eat or even get up off her mattress. With her sister's help Mei escaped and joined the communists and fought alongside Mao's warriors. Rain eventually made her way to Hong Kong and then Toronto where she and her daughter lived.
This book captured my heart and I highly recommend it, especially to historical fiction fans.
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