Half a Lifelong Romance [1950] by Eileen Chang  – ★★★★★

This novel, which was first serialised in a Shanghai newspaper in the 1950s under the title Eighteen Springs, tells the story of Gu Manzhen and Shen Shijun, their respective families, and how their love is being forcibly subdued by various circumstances arising in their lives. This story is quietly powerful and touching. Continue reading “August 2019 Wrap-Up: From Half a Lifelong Romance to Milk of Paradise” →