The Unfilial: Four Tragic Tales from Modern China

Modern China Moves Fast, Leaving Its People Trailing Behind. The Mirage Of A Picture-perfect Home Compels Some To Gamble Away The Family House, While Others Live With Debts Of A Shameful Past. When Something Inevitably Cracks, It's Always The Women Who Are Left To Pick Up The Pieces. In Four Stories, Yao Emei Shines A Brutally Honest Light On The Crumbling Foundations Of The Family Unit With Scalpel-sharp Precision. As Her Characters Struggle To Escape A Vicious Cycle Of Abuse, Come Inside - Or Stare Through The Window - At Your Peril: After All, What's A Closet Without Its Skeletons?--publisher. It Runs In The Family -- Gran Is On Her Way -- Skeletons In The Closet -- You'll Do The Job With Skill And Ease. Yao Emei ; Translated By Will Spence, Olivia Milburn, Honey Watson, Martin Ward.