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When Sunflower, a young city girl, moves to the countryside, she grows to love the reed marsh lands - the endlessly flowing river, the friendly buffalo with their strong backs and shiny round heads, the sky that stretches on and on in its vastness. However, the days are long, and the little girl is lonely. Then she meets Bronze, who, unable to speak, is ostracised by the other village boys. Soon the pair are inseparable, and when Bronze's family agree to take Sunflower in, it seems that fate has brought him the sister he has always longed for. But life in Damaidi is hard, and Bronze's family can barely afford to feed themselves. Will the city girl be able to stay in this place where she has finally found happiness?
When Sunflower, a young city girl, moves to the countryside, she grows to love the reed marsh lands - the endlessly flowing river, the friendly buffalo with their strong backs and shiny round heads, the sky that stretches on and on in its vastness. However, the days are long, and the little girl is lonely. Then she meets Bronze, who, unable to speak, is ostracised by the other village boys. Soon the pair are inseparable, and when Bronze's family agree to take Sunflower in, it seems that fate has brought him the sister he has always longed for. But life in Damaidi is hard, and Bronze's family can barely afford to feed themselves. Will the city girl be able to stay in this place where she has finally found happiness?
A beautifully written, timeless tale by bestselling Chinese author Cao Wenxuan.
Cao Wenxuan is one of China's most important children's writers and
is widely considered the country's most subtle and philosophical,
often referred to as China's very own Hans Christian Andersen. He
is a professor of Chinese literature at Peking University, and has
in turn taught some of China's best young writers. Many of his
books have been bestsellers, including Thatched Cottage and Red
Gourd, and his work has been translated into French, Russian,
Japanese, Korean and English. Cao has won several of China's most
prestigious awards for children's literature, including the Song
Qingling and Bing Xin prizes. Ming-Zhu Hii has been a professional
voiceover artist and performer for over 12 years and has worked
extensively with many major and boutique brands, across all forms
of media. Ming-Zhu is known for appearing in The Heartbreak tour
and Party Tricks and is also the co-director of The Public Studio,
an experimental and narrative production company who work across
film, video and live performance.
Helen Wang is a London-based translator who translates fiction,
essays and children's books from Chinese to English.
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