When a Girl is Born

Her sister was sold to pay a debt. Her mother beaten for objecting. What life awaits Ko-Chin in 19th century China? A boy child is like a god. But Ko-Chin knows that as a girl, she is no better than dirt. A slave to a man. Fortunate if not abused. Destined to be a humble and dutiful wife. Ko-Chin is ready to embrace her fate and be a good and obedient wife. Until she is married to a man who thinks differently. He is a reformer, full of new ideas. And he says that if they dare to question the system, together they can change China…

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780192751867

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Date published

September 6th, 2001

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