A Chinese immigrant mother reveals her harrowing past in war-torn China to her American-born daughter, exploring themes of resilience, family secrets, and forgiveness in a patriarchal soc.
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A Chinese immigrant mother reveals her harrowing past in war-torn China to her American-born daughter, exploring themes of resilience, family secrets, and forgiveness in a patriarchal soc.
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Winnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secrets for more than fifty years. Now, because she believes she is dying, Helen wants to expose everything. And Winnie angrily determines that she must be the one to tell her daughter, Pearl, about the past--including the terrible truth even Helen does not know. And so begins Winnie's story of her life on a small island outside Shanghai in the 1920s, and other places in China during World War II, and traces the happy and desperate events that led to...
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Romance & sex
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Explicit depictions of non-consensual sexual acts, including repeated marital rapes with some graphic details. Frequent marital rape, sexual assault, coercion, and harassment, central to the protagonist's suffering.
Violence & gore
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Graphic scenes of physical violence, domestic beatings, war atrocities, child deaths, and miscarriage.
Profanity
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No profanity depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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References to Chinese folklore, the Kitchen God myth, and a quest for female divinity.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes of patriarchal oppression, women's struggles, war's impact, and immigrant generational conflicts.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive child abuse, domestic violence, emotional cruelty, wartime displacement, and systemic patriarchal abuse. Frequent marital rape, sexual assault, coercion, and harassment, central to the protagonist's suffering.
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