Northern Girls: Life Goes on

Qian Xiaohong is born in a sleepy Hunan village, where the new China rush toward development is a distant rumor. A buxom, na ve 16-year-old, she joins the mass migration to the boomtown of Shenzhen where she navigates dangerous encounters with ruthless bosses, jealous wives, sympathetic hookers and corrupt policemen. Moving through a grinding succession of dead end jobs, Xiaohong finds solace in her close ties with her fellow "northern girls," who quickly learn to rely on each other for humor and the enjoyment of life's simple pleasures. This coming-of-age novel explores the inner lives of a generation of young, rural Chinese women who embark on life-changing journeys in search of something better.

Author: Keyi Sheng
Publisher: Viking
Published: 06/01/2016
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780670076161
ISBN10: 0670076163
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author
Sheng Keyi is a highly regarded writer central to China's literary scene.